March 2008: The Kite Runner

It looks as if this bookgroup has the same problem with elections that the US has: voter turnout. Well we did have one vote (thanks Kimberly) and so we will be reading The Kite Runner for the month of March.

As for the 'rating' of the book which some of you asked about, I went to Internet Movie Database to see what the film was rated (it was released in December) and this is their rating: Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material including the rape of a child, violence and brief strong language. You can see their entire detailed movie page here. And this is a link to a discussion on the age-appropriateness of the book - it gives you a little better idea of what is in there.

If you want to read more about the book you can go here and see a plot synopsis, etc... Not that I am a huge fan of Wikipedia, and I usually don't condone it's use but the site seems to have some good information about the book - !!BEWARE!! there will be spoilers on both this and the IMDB site.

I have read this book before and there is a scene where a young boy is raped, there is some violence and there is some talk of war (it is set in Afghanistan). It is a sad book, and will tug at your heartstrings.

Leave a comment if you plan on reading the book (to get a 'body count') and plan on coming back to post your opinions on the book starting Tuesday April 1, 2008. - As well as to vote for April's book.

Here is coupon for 20% off an item at Borders Booksellers it does expire March 11, 2008. Of you can go to Amazon and get it for $9 and free shipping.