Dear Khaled Hosseini,
I just finished your book and i am taken aback by the ending! in fact the whole book was amazing! In the last part of novel Amir comes across betrayal and redemption when he returns to his ravaged homeland to rescue the son of Hassan after the boy's parents are shot during the Taliban. When i heard that Hassan had died, I felt very sad because the whole book i was waiting for Hassan to go back and appoligize to him for the whole mess. Did you have this idea in mind when you started writing the book? But i was very proud of Amir when he made the difficult journey to Kabul, only to learn the boy has been enslaved by Assef, the guy who raped Hassan. It was ironic how the price Amir had to pay to recover Sohrab was similar to Hassan's. "For the first time since the winter of 1975, i felt at peace. My body was broken - just how badly i wouldn't find out until later - but i felt healed. healed at last" (289). It also shows about how childhood choices affect our adult lives. Another thing that was interesting was Baba, who infact is Hassan's father also. In short, i really liked your book. I thought it gave a great perceptive examination of recent Afghan history and its ramifications in both America and the Middle East which succeeded in exploring the culture of a previously obscure nation.
I enjoyed your book!
Claire
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