Kite Runner continued...

As war breaks out in Afghanistan, Amir and his father flee to the U.S. Fleeing was the difficult part: not only that they were leaving their home country--a hard thing to do for someone like Amir's father--but also, the trip was risky. Luckily, they reach America safely but they pretty much have to start from scratch upon arriving there. Amir finishes high school then goes to college to begin studying to become a writer. While his father begins to work in a gas station to support them. I feel bad for them at this time because back in Afghanistan they had everything they could ever possibly want: they were rich, respected, and all knew them because of their famous family members who made a name for them. Amir is the only one who feels happy to escape Afghanistan because of the memories he'd leave behind, only they seem to follow him nonetheless. Regardless, he falls in love with a girl he meets in America and soon sets out to marry her. Too bad though, his father soon dies after. This book is so bitter-sweet but great at the same time.