The Kite Runner

Let me just start by saying that if you don't buy this book, then you are an idiot. The Kite Runner is a masterpiece that left me gasping for air when I put it down. It was sitting pretty far down on my pile of books, but a friend suggested that it was one of her top reads of the year, so I moved it up. Boy, was I happy that I did.

The story Amir and Hassan was one of the most beautiful stories I have read in years. The author is truly a master storyteller and I cannot even begin to convey that this book will stay within me for many months -- or years -- to come. The language, the images, the characters, the story -- all haunting.