Kite Runner: back to Afghanistan.

This book has just shifted into high-gear (not that it wasn't moving fast before, it's now faster). Fifteen years after the death of his father, Amir gets a call from Rahim Khan. Updating each other on their lives, Rahim Khan tells Amir "there is a way to be good again" and asks him to come visit him in Pakistan to see him one last time before dying. Amir soon hops on a plane to Rahim Khan and finds out his old friend didn't only want to see him before dying, but offer him a path to salvation. Of course, we first find out about what has happened ever since Amir has gone to America. Rahim Khan had moved into Baba's house to save it for him to move back into, had Hassan move back in to help him tend the grounds, and time after, Hassan is shot--as well as his wife. This sad situation left his son an orphan, and this is where Amir comes in.... Rahim Khan believes Amir can atone for his sins by rescuing the orphaned boy from Afghanistan. AT FIRST, Amir is reluctant, having just found out so much information in such a short period of time, but then decides to do it, seeing that he owes it to Hassan. This book is quite depressing. The fact that my favorite character, Hassan, is dead makes me so sad. I really like the character of Hassan because his loyalty never falters, and his pure personality is one of someone you'd most definitely want as a friend. I can't believe Amir had been so mean to him as a kid because Hassan had been such a great friend to him... almost like a brother(spoiler alert). No wonder they really are brothers! Love that part, but I wish we'd known earlier about this... when Hassan was living in the story.