The Kite Runner

In October, I decided to listen to the book on CD, read by the author, Khaled Hosseini, in anticipation of the film release. On one particular Sunday, I got up and drove to the Pasadena Community College Flea Market just to listen to a disc in my car. I was addicted. You can imagine how excited I was to be invited to a screening at Paramount Pictures this week. As you probably know by now, it's the epic tale of Amir and Hassan, boyhood friends torn apart by a single act of betrayal and cowardice during the final days of Afghanistan's crumbling monarchy. Decades later, a westernized Amir returns from America to rediscover a country he no longer knows, gains honor and redemption. Through loss, there is friendship found. Highly recommended.