Kite Runner

Great literature, like anything truly great, is rare indeed. Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a modern example of great literature. I know this is old news to most folks but having just finished it, I can't help but spread the gospel.

For me, having just returned from the Middle East, my appetite for reading material which might enrich my understanding of the Muslim world is far from quenched. Hosseini's remarkable description of life in Afghanistan contributes greatly to my limited grasp of all things Islam.

I would say that reading this book might even make you a better person. Really. Kite Runner is about to be released as a major motion picture. Mixed feelings there. So often the movie version of great literature not only dissappoints, it cheapens and deludes people into thinking they know something when the sole means of gaining real meaning is by reading the damn book.