Journal 1 - Kite Runner

Today I began  my journey reading a famous novel by Khaled Hosseini called the Kite Runner. I loved the A Thousand Splendid Suns, so I knew right away that I was enjoy this book. My first impressions of the book is that its is interesting and detailed. The story begins talking about his life and his friend , Hassan, and his father ,Baba. One thing that stood out to me because I though it was funny and interesting. On page 5 they tell us what they use to call the garden that Baba created near his house, they named it "the Wall of Ailing Corn". I never heard of someone naming their garden, but I thought it was unique.  I enjoy how different these characters are. The main character lives with his father in a mansion, where his mother died during birth. While  Hassan lives in a little mud hut with his father, where his mother ran away with some travelers. Hassan and his father are their servants. It is interesting that these characters are so close , yet in reality they are so different. Also in the beginning of this book we learn that Baba lost his father, a robber killed him during the night. We learned that Baba's family was very respected and honored. It is interesting to see how people are treated, they said that Baba was suppose to go into a career dealing with law but instead he wanted to show everyone that he could do whatever he wanted and still be successful. He is very successful and does a lot of good things for the community. The tone of the book is informative and serious. The author intends for the beginning of this book to tell the background information of the main character. I love this book and I am looking forward to reading And the Mountains Echoed, this is a Khaled Hossenini also and I began reading this book but decided that I was going to read Kite Runner first. Both of these books are amazing and I am looking forward to finish reading both of them. Khales Hossenini is a fantastic writer and I recommend these books to everyone and anyone, who wants to read good books.