https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/islamic_perspective/ Recent content in Islamic_perspective on George's Blog Hugo en-US Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/the-kite-runner/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:23 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/the-kite-runner/ <p>This is a book a little out of my wheelhouse, but I am glad I read it. The author is an Afghan American who does a brilliant job of describing the life of a privileged Afghan in pre-war Afghanistan. By far the best part about this book was the perspective it gave on life, or at least one life in the middle east. It was also interesting to hear Islam talked about from a neutral point of view instead of either fearmongering or blind acceptance. The book richly describes the culture through food, family and the center of the book kite flying. The book reads as a biography but is in fact a fiction. As for the criticisms of the book there were several literary devices the author overused and some plot choices that seemed a little predictable, but believable. Overall, a very entertaining book.</p>