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English A Level

I just finished reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, one of two books needed for Summer reading before starting my English A Level course. The other of which being Enduring Love by Ian McEwan.

I have to say, I usually read books with the good humour of expecting them to be predictable, guy gets girl, yadda yadda yadda, but I was genuinely moved by The Kite Runner and can see why Hosseini’s won so many awards for it. Especially since it was his debut. Truly mind-fucking.

My approach to books has been molded from reading too much mainstream bollocks like Harry Potter and Yet Another Sequel where, apart from the occasional twists and turns (holy fuck, Snape loved Harry’s mother and felt responsible for her death which is why he left the Death Eaters and sought help from Dumbledore in exchange for going all James Bond on Voldemort’s ass) leading to inevitable spoilers (you probably shouldn’t have read that bit) you could write a synopsis for the whole series on a stamp for a stamp*.

So you should know that The Kite Runner is a gritty drama full of stuff that could actually happen in real life. Unlike Hermione casting engorgio on Ginny’s clit so they can make love like normal people. Or was that disturbing fanfiction?

Let’s hope to god that it was.

Leading on from things other than my A Level course reading, I wish for people’s opinions on a point; with full knowledge that I have at least 2 books to read over the summer for English, my English teacher decided to get me into the Philip Pullman Dark Materials Trilogy. So I feel obliged to read them too. Now, what I wish to know is was that confidence in my ability to read at least 5 books over summer break? Or had she just forgotten?

دوستهای خداحافظ Goodbye friend

*we’re talking hundredths of inches