Kite Runner Blog

The Kite Runner is a spotlight on the culture of Afghanistan. Provide your thoughts concerning any of the aspects of the book you found to be sociologically insightful: the role of women, the role of servants, the way the Taliban began to gather strength, or anything else you found interesting.

After Dark Blog

Although parts of After Dark are somewhat vague, discuss what the author could be suggesting by, for example, scenes such as the one in the bedroom with the TV (or any other scene you found puzzling at first).