Flyga drake
by Khaled Hosseini
About the book
The Swedish edition of The Kite Runner. Hosseini follows Amir from a childhood of kite-flying and quiet privilege in Kabul, through the loss of a country and a friend, to a late and painful chance at redemption. It is a story about the guilt we carry into adulthood, and how far a person will travel — geographically, morally — to try to become good again.
What I thought
One of those books that quietly rearranges you. Hosseini writes with so much tenderness that even the hardest scenes feel human rather than cruel. It made me think about the courage it takes to face the versions of ourselves we would rather forget, and how healing so often starts with a single honest sentence spoken out loud. A story about brotherhood, guilt and grace that has stayed with me long after the last page.