The Kite Runner

I felt so, so sad the entire time I was reading this book; it was like my heart was just crumbling from page one. Amir and Hassan are best friends; at least, as much as they can be, as Hassan and his father work for Amir's Baba in Afghanistan. Hassan would do anything to make Amir happy, but Amir proves repeatedly that he is not worthy of Hassan's friendship. After witnessing a vicious attack on Hassan — and doing nothing to stop it — Amir tries to silence his guilt and pretend nothing has happened. But their friendship is never the same, and Amir's ghosts will continue to return over the course of three decades, until he can atone for and forgive himself for his transgressions.