The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Okay, so I just read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini for accelerated English. I, as well as many of my friends, really got into this book. There were many times where I found myself yelling at the characters in the book, as if they could actually hear me! I was really bothered to find out that The Kite Runner is in the top ten books of the banned book list. The story is about a 12-year-old Afghan boy and how he betrays his own best friend. The book includes the rape of a little boy, and I'm guessing that is probably why this book is so challenged. Sadly, this is happening in our real life today. If we wanted everyone to be sheltered from this all, the news would have to be banned. Hosseini did a very good job at depicting the war between Afghanistan and the Taliban. The Kite Runner is very moving, and why keep others from reading it? The story really opens your eyes, especially as an American Citizen, as to how good we really do have it. Like every banned book, there is reasons for it being challenged. But why ruin it for others? If you find it offensive, just don't read it. But I have to say, you'd be missing out on this one.