I have to second this recommendation from Greg Mankiw:
Well, actually listening too, as I drive between my home and the office: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Highly recommended.
I want to go further and suggest you listen to it as well. The authors accent and beatiful reading style give the book depth that reading it to your self does not provide. A great story, beautifully written, topical if you are interested in Afghanistan or the Taliban more specifically. One of my favorite books this decade.
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About Lance
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I read this one awhile ago. Not sure why I bought it, since it’s not my usual sort of reading (sci-fi/fantasy/mystery/horror), but I did enjoy it. Not one of my favorite books of the decade … still, certainly interesting and shelfworthy.
It’s been in my book queue for a long while. I’m interested to know how the audible version compares. Spending a long road trip with a friend listening to “The DaVinci Code” on audible made me hate Dan Brown, then I thought I should give his writing a chance. I hated it even more.
The Moral of this pointless story? Sometimes, hearing it on tape can actually be better.
I think it was better on audio in this case. The wonderful use of the language made the book even more enjoyable, more Afghani.