The Kite Runner

When I read The Kite Runner I used the self-to-text (interact with the book) style of annotating. So I pretty much just wrote what I was thinking while reading the book. I really liked using this style for this particular book because it was a very interesting book so it just let me focus more on the book than other things: tone, writing style, and indexes and glossaries. I really enjoyed reading this book because it tells a very good but sad story. I found that this style of annotating was the easiest for me because all I had to do is share my thoughts and it kept me more interested in the book, making it easier for me to read. What I thought made the story so strong is the characters. All of them were different and came together to make a big impact. Baba was definitely the most intriguing to me because he was the most complex. At first he comes across like he sort of rejects he son because Amir is not what Baba wants he to be but as the story goes on you learn that Baba sacrifices a lot for his boy. He really loves him and will do anything for him. What I also find interesting is that he does all of the work on his own and likes to prove people wrong: he is a hard worker. I really like the character of Amir also. Amir seems to struggle with his past all through the book and he can't forgive himself even after the people he hurt had. At first he had tried to impress his father because Baba didn't seem like he had approved of Amir. He went from a normal boy to a complex man living in the past. Later in the story he comes more of the son that Baba wanted when he went after Hassen's son. Hassan's character was interesting too. He was like a brother to Amir (literally was). He was always there for Amir: always faithful. At the beginning of the story he was more like the son that Baba wanted. Even when Hassan and Amir separated Hassan seemed like he was still a big part and reasoning to everything that Amir did. Sohrab was a lot like Hassan. At the end of the book he became like a substitute for Hassan to Amir. Sohrab was the only of Hassan that Amir had and was practically a son to Amir. I thought that is book was very very good. Not only because of the story line but because of the characters.