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LennyeTran wrote: What part are you on right now? Are you done with it yet?

Amir is back home looking for Hassan's son!

So you're almost done, then. How did you feel when you knew about the truth of Haasan's family background?

LennyeTran wrote:So you're almost done, then. How did you feel when you knew about the truth of Haasan's family background?

My first thought was: "Typical!"

I always feel sorry for Hassan. Always a servant, loyal to his master, too loyal. I was angry at Amir for being so spoiled and coward, for not helping Hassan when he was being raped and so on.

Now Amir is back at his old house, taking a walk through it and remembering his childhood.

Can't wait to finish!!!

Do you think he saw Amir was hiding? Every time I come across this book, this question always pops up in my head first.

And yeah, it's typical but I didn't really figure it out at first. I was kinda angry to see the way Baba was treating Amir (I'm a middle child. It's the middle-child thing, always trying to get the attention from parents since they don't have much, you know). I felt like he was like my mom, especially when Amir gave him his story and he took it with no interest. When I learned the truth, I finally understood why he was acting the way he did. I was kinda angry that at the end of his life he still didn't confess to Amir. He owed him that.

Dixie wrote: for not helping Hassan when he was being raped and so on.

The raping was kinda strange, right? I mean, homosexual act is a sin in their religion. This guy is the one who followed the Taliban later to punish any Muslim who they thought didn't follow the Sharia laws, yet he did this? What a hypocrite! :x

LennyeTran wrote:Do you think he saw Amir was hiding? Every time I come across this book, this question always pops up in my head first.

I think Hassan did know Amir saw everything. I was very angry at him for never telling anyone! And when I reached the part when Amir is told Hassan was murdered I was about to cry!!!! I kept the hope they would meet again eventually.

I don't know if Assef appears later on in the story. What a fashijasfdaksfdahohdsafasd!!!!!! Yes, you're right. And also, I think the nazis were against homosexuality. Then why did he do that? I don't get it.

Dixie wrote:
I would love to hear him narrating his book!

I'd love to send you the audio clips; however, you must have the library account from my city to get the book's copyright license before you can listen to it. The audiobook is usually expired after 20 days, and you can renew it only once. After that, the audio file is unusable, for it's made with digital rights management protection. This way they can prevent books from being downloaded free online without the authors's approval. Nevertheless, I can show you the link of his website. You can listen to his voice in one clip he's doing his humanitarian work. It's the same voice anyway.

http://www.khaledhosseini.com/hosseini-learn.html

Dixie wrote:

LennyeTran wrote:Do you think he saw Amir was hiding? Every time I come across this book, this question always pops up in my head first.

I think Hassan did know Amir saw everything. I was very angry at him for never telling anyone!

I think I have to reread the book again for those hints since I'd prefer Haasan not to know Amir's presence at that time. It's devastating to see your best friend failed you on the loyalty moment, ya know. And people like Haasan, they place loyalty above all since this is all they have in them to be proud of. This would be a deeper scar for him than being raped by that frigging heartless monster who is a big hypocrite. Gosh, I hate people like him who think violence is the only answer. I just feel like beating him in the head with a baton... (oooopssie, no violence!)

I'm downloading his audiobook A Thousand Splendid Suns. I'll probably finish the clip by the end of this weekend.

I knew it!! I knew Assef was the Taliban!

I'm reading the book at the moment

Thanks for the link, Len!

I'm sure you'll like A Thousand Splendid Suns, although I think I prefer The Kite Runner so far!

Dixie wrote:

bambang wrote:And I think the upcoming "A Thousand Splendid Suns" movie is gonna be splendid. Can't wait to watch, really.

A movie? I had no idea!!

Colombia Pictures owning the movie rights is preparing the movie. The secreenplay is being written by Steven Zaillian.

Well, I finished last night. What can I say? I absolutely loved it.

Dixie wrote:Then why did he do that? I don't get it.

I think although some people are plain victims of brutal acts, they still think it's a part of their faults or they deserve it or something. This mentality is sad, but what can we do? They're raised to accept their fate. That's why I almost cried when Amir said Haasan had a look of a lamb at that time. And this is what Assef wanted him to feel.

Dixie wrote:
I'm sure you'll like A Thousand Splendid Suns, although I think I prefer The Kite Runner so far!

Really? So far I'm liking a thousand splendid suns better. Yeah, I know the story is kinda slow, but I think it's more interesting than kite runner. I've always felt outraged when I hear a girl is married into a marriage she didn't choose. To me, it's like slavery. Why can't people realize making someone do something out of their wills is a sin? If it's not, it should be. :x

Dixie wrote:

bambang wrote:And I think the upcoming "A Thousand Splendid Suns" movie is gonna be splendid. Can't wait to watch, really.

A movie? I had no idea!!

A thousand splendid suns movie is still in production, but kite runner will be out this year, December 19, 2007. I think I will go watch it.

Dixie wrote:
Thanks for the link, Len!

You're welcome. Did you check out the ipod cast or something? It has clips of his stories (just several minutes, you know). His voice is hot, right?

I've just known him.

LennyeTran wrote: A thousand splendid suns movie is still in production, but kite runner will be out this year, December 19, 2007. I think I will go watch it.

Hey!!! The Kite Runner movie?? Oh my dog oh my dog this is so exciting! 8) I wonder when it will be released here, though

It's alredy on imdb, I also found this aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the trailer (which almost made me cry again). I'm so excited!

They said Assef doesn't have blond hair and blue eyes in the movie. I wonder why.... :?

LennyeTran wrote:They said Assef doesn't have blond hair and blue eyes in the movie. I wonder why.... :?

I saw he had dark hair in the trailer but I thought he did have blue eyes And why is that anyway?

I'm gonna assume that they couldn't find any blond-hair-blued-eyes boy who could act good enough to portrait him. I'm not even gonna bother with the racial issue right now. I hope this is not the main concern. His mother is German in the book, and she has no sympathy for Hitler. Assef is just a psychopath. I wonder if they would show him more or let people who haven't read the book yet know his personality. He's a main key in the relationship and fate of Haasan and Amir.

bambang wrote:Are his books onlineable to read?

Try ebookee.com. You might find an illegal one there.

LennyeTran wrote:

bambang wrote:Are his books onlineable to read?

Try ebookee.com. You might find an illegal one there.

Thanks, my friend. I'll try.

Hello friends!
Today was lucky day for me and for these of you who havent read that books yet and wants to do it but havent opportunity to buy it or to download!
Today I got that books from my friend and can resent it to anyone who really want to read it! Just drop me a line with your e-mail address

OR try to download it here
http://rapidshare.com/files/67802603/Th ... Runner.zip
http://rapidshare.com/files/67800467/A_ ... d_Suns.rar

If it doesnt work I will resent it

Best regards!

I bought The Kite Runner in London! :D (I had read a Spanish translation a workmate lent me).

How much? One question about the Spanish version, do they keep the characters' names in English or they translated them into Spanish?

LennyeTran wrote:How much? One question about the Spanish version, do they keep the characters' names in English or they translated them into Spanish?

How much? 5 pounds, I think. There was a 2 pound discount.

Of course the names weren't translated, thank dog.

Hardcover? If yes, it's pretty cheap. If it's paperback, it's about the same price in the States. Is the tax expensive?

LennyeTran wrote:Hardcover? If yes, it's pretty cheap. If it's paperback, it's about the same price in the States. Is the tax expensive?

Paperback, I guess (I wasn't familiar with that word , thanks pretty!), since it's not hardcover

Hehehehe for hardcover, you pay for the cover since it's fancier and thicker than paperback. The hardcover book is normally bigger than a paperback book, and the paper quality is way better than that of a paperback. I bought one paperback book back then and let my cousin borrow it for her flight to France and Italy (the Angels and Demons one I wanted her to trace the steps they had in the book. Unfortunately, she finished it on the way home. She regretted not to listen to me, as most people would be at some point in their lives LOLOLOLOL). And she gave me back a wrinkly, junky book after a month. I never wanted to buy paperback books again.

LennyeTran wrote:Hehehehe for hardcover, you pay for the cover since it's fancier and thicker than paperback. The hardcover book is normally bigger than a paperback book, and the paper quality is way better than that of a paperback. I bought one paperback book back then and let my cousin borrow it for her flight to France and Italy (the Angels and Demons one I wanted her to trace the steps they had in the book. Unfortunately, she finished it on the way home. She regretted not to listen to me, as most people would be at some point in their lives LOLOLOLOL). And she gave me back a wrinkly, junky book after a month. I never wanted to buy paperback books again.

Of course it depends on how you treat the book... I've got many paperback books that are still in good conditions :D

You don't bend it? Or write in it?

LennyeTran wrote: You don't bend it? Or write in it?

I try not to bend them too much!

And yes I like to have a pencil near me when I'm reading a book for the very first time but not many of them have interesting fragments or phrases to underline...

--> Maybe we should create a new topic?

Hi!
There is site mininova.org with different movies and among them there is a movie a the kite runner
I have already downloaded and watched it!

Who havent seen yet pls do it worthseeing

**Elena** wrote:Hi!
There is site mininova.org with different movies and among them there is a movie a the kite runner
I have already downloaded and watched it!

Who havent seen yet pls do it worthseeing

Thanks a lot Elena!!! I will check it right now!

BenM wrote:The guy is talented I love his work I'm reading A Thousand splendid Suns and It's been great. His detailed description and the style of narration and not to mention the great language he uses in general all add up for a great reading experience.
a Must read for bookworms!

Indeed, a must read! I loved it... And I've decided I am going to read all of Hosseini's books :P

**Elena** wrote:Hi!
There is site mininova.org with different movies and among them there is a movie a the kite runner
I have already downloaded and watched it!

Who havent seen yet pls do it worthseeing

Elena I'm checking and all the files are screeners...

Dixie wrote:

**Elena** wrote:Hi!
There is site mininova.org with different movies and among them there is a movie a the kite runner
I have already downloaded and watched it!

Who havent seen yet pls do it worthseeing

Elena I'm checking and all the files are screeners...

Really? But I downloaded from there without any troubles
Lemme explain
Write the kite runner in search
then you will recieve few links
choose this one: The Kite Runner DVDSCR XViD-CAMERA in Other 27/15 695.52 MB 357 300 after you click you will get sign

Download this torrent! or use the Azureus magnet link
The.Kite.Runner.DVDSCR.XViD-CAMERA.3942480.TPB.torrent but dont touch it before you have to download torrent there is info abt it under this phrase:
To start this P2P download, you have to install a BitTorrent client like µTorrent or Wyzo follow this recomendation and save µTorrent on your PC after it you can back and to download it:
Download this torrent! or use the Azureus magnet link
The.Kite.Runner.DVDSCR.XViD-CAMERA.3942480.TPB.torrent
After you save it on your PC open torrent and you will see there in left corner file go there and find phrase add torrent click and you have to take link with movie which you have already download and then click start and movie will be downloading
Oh! I hope it will help you, in any cases lemme know abt results and i will explain you again maybe via skype if you have it
Good luck darling!

Thanks, Elena. I use Utorrent constantly so using it is no problem to me.

I am downloading the file you said. Hope it's good, but I'm not quite sure because when it asked if I wanted to download it via utorrent, there wasn't a single file but a lot of winrar files. I'm downloading it anyway, see what it is. I will have it tomorrow morning hopefully.

downloading till the end its OK
I also got a lot of files some of them was not impossible use others worked

We had new year holiday here since 1st jan till 9th jan so i had opportunity to download movies I recommend you to watch Human Trafficking its in english or if you want in spanish then trafico humano

I began to download the kite runner at 5.30 pm and i got it after midnight

I'm not convinced, many files are fake and most of them have the word CAMERA , doesn't it mean it's like a "screener", that is to say, filmed at a theater?

Dixie wrote:I'm not convinced, many files are fake and most of them have the word CAMERA , doesn't it mean it's like a "screener", that is to say, filmed at a theater?

Oh! Dixie, really dunno!I downloaded link what i gave you and I was satisfied with movie which I got and it was goodness

**Elena** wrote: Oh! Dixie, really dunno!I downloaded link what i gave you and I was satisfied with movie which I got and it was goodness

I had it downloading all night... and it didn't download.

If I'm not mistaken Khaled Hosseini is going to be interviewed on the 27th of May in World book Club on BBC radio


I repeat, if I'm not mistaken, I'm still working on my listening skills.

Tora wrote:If I'm not mistaken Khaled Hosseini is going to be interviewed on the 27th of May in World book Club on BBC radio


I repeat, if I'm not mistaken, I'm still working on my listening skills.

You're right! ;)

LennyeTran wrote:I'm downloading his audiobook A Thousand Splendid Suns. I'll probably finish the clip by the end of this weekend.

How to get it?

Bambang wrote:

LennyeTran wrote:I'm downloading his audiobook A Thousand Splendid Suns. I'll probably finish the clip by the end of this weekend.

How to get it?

http://rapidshare.com/files/67800467/A_ ... d_Suns.rar