Raoul's Response to Ryan P

Ryan Pearson, I agree that it is sad to believe that this is our last The Kite Runner  discussion. However, I do not like your comparison with Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. Atlas Shrugged was a pleasure to read!! But yes I am also thankful that Shapiro made The Kite Runner the book for the quarter because it was much shorter; therefore, we spent less time reading.

I also agree that Hosseini’s writing style is admirable. However, I do not believe that it is his writing stile that changes the readers’ opinions about the characters. I believe that the story line is what changes your opinion about Amir. The story is a story about Amir’s redemption, which makes the reader dislike Amir at first and like him towards the end.

            I agree that Hosseini did a good job switching back and forth from 1976 to 2001. But I do disagree with you on the “fillers”. I believe that it was necessary for Hosseini to put every bit of detail that he did. The details in fact only helped the story’s center focus.

            I agree that Hosseini’s ability to describe the events in The Kite Runner realistically is surprisingly amazing. As I said in my response, Hosseini did not sugar cote his novel. This made the story much more interesting.

            I agree that the novel is amazing and straightforward. Its brevity is defiantly convenient compared to Atlas Shrugged. Like you I would recommend The Kite Runner to anyone because I loved this novel.