The Kite Runner

Not a good book at all. Suffers from the same fate as most contemporary or semi-autobiographical fiction books: The story has no direction. Instead, the reader is simply taken through the life of the main character, focusing on his relationship with his father and a friend. Of course, the writing is good, the events are sad, and I did learn more about Afghani / Islamic culture, but there really is no point.
A bad recommendation...