First Book of 2011

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The book is set in Afghanistan mostly during the 1970's. It tells of class and ethnic distinctions of that area and in that culture, but the main focus is on redemption and forgiveness. There were parts that were hard to get through because of the subject matter, but it is definitely worth it to keep going. I would highly recommend this book and look forward to reading Hosseini's next book, A Thousand Splendid Suns.