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I finished The Kite Runner yesterday, and started up Amsterdam by Ian McEwan today. He is rapidly becoming my favorite, and most respected, writer.
The Kite Runner was superb. It was worth it for the perspective on Afghanistan alone, but the story itself was very interesting and had plenty of surprising turns.
My parents travelled in Asia when they were younger, and they told me of a man that was ambushed and killed by bandits at the Khyber Pass. The pass, as well as other locations they had been to, were also featured in the novel, which was a neat bonus.
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