Reading for Pleasure

During the course of the semester ,I  have grown as a reader.I enjoyed having the time to just read in class . It was a class where I could just relax and enjoy myself.This is the first time I a long time I've read so many books in such a short time.In the beginning I thought this class was going to be hard but in the end, It was one of my easies classes.My reading experience has also improved. I try to do more then just read the book. Before I would just read a book and the next day not remember what I read the night before.I've also tried to read a variety of different books.In English class, we were reading The Kite Runner and I thought I was not going to enjoy it but I did. It even made me want to read A Thousand Splendid Sun which is set around the same place as The Kite Runner.I have truly enjoyed this class and would like to take it next year and I will continue to grow as a reader and expand my horizon.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns is written by Khaled Hosseini and tell the story of women in Afghanistan . The two main characters are Laila and Mariam. Mariam is older and is more of a a traditional woman.Her mother was a servant until she became pregnant with her.The father was the master and he was forced to send her away because his three wives were not very happy about the situation.He built them a little house  outside of the city  and forced his legitimate sons to bring them food every week.Her mother always told her that her father was a coward and was ashamed of her.But Mariam always put him on a pedestal.He would visit her every week and tell her stories about his theater and the exciting thing in the city. Mariam died  to e able to go out and spend time with her father.She even started turning against her mother believing everything her father told her. he even runs away to go see him.When she arrives at is house they wont even let her in and she ends up sleeping outside.In the mourning, they send out their drive to take her home. After struggling she ends up going home and find that her other has committed suicide.She is filled with remorse because all her mother every did was try to protect her and all she did as hurt he mother. She is sent to live with her father who arranges her to be married.he really starts regretting what she has done.I will post more next week.