David Sedaris ... follow up

Well, the news from my Dad about 'Dress your family ...' :

"What a sad, funny, hilarious, real life story. The scenes he describes are so vivid I could see them in my mind’s eye. Some making me feel very uncomfortable, and others I could so easily relate to. Life as it’s actually lived and touching into a range of emotions."

I'm now reading 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini. I can manage a few pages at a time before finding a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye.