| |  | Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Category: Book
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Rating:  2501 reviews
Sales Rank: 6590120
Media: Turtleback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 372
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0606308857
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780606308854
ASIN: 0606308857
Publication Date: August 2004
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 Beautifully Moving October 1, 2008
The Kite Runner is a moving tale of a friendship, its betrayal, and a lifetime of longing for redemption. Written by Khaled Hosseini, this story gives readers a glimpse into Afghanistan from the time before the Taliban's rule to the present. In the beginning of the novel, Amir is a grown man living in America, looking back at his childhood. As boys, Amir and Hassan are total opposites. Amir is a Sunni and the son of a privileged, socially important, respected man. Hassan's father is their Shi'a servant. However, Amir's father loves Hassan as if he is his own son, and the two boys are like brothers; they fed from the same breast as infants. As they grow, society begins to degrade Amir's integrity, and when tragedy strikes, he chooses to betray Hassan instead of doing the honorable, though unpopular, thing. This betrayal will haunt Amir for the rest of his life. He searches for some way to make it right, but when the Taliban takes over and Amir and his father move to America, he is left alone with his guilt. At this point in the book, the author brings us back to the beginning settting, and the grown Amir, still burdened by his past, is presented with an unimaginable way to redeem himself. He must travel back to the place where he betrayed Hassan and atone for his sins. Hosseini mixes brilliant foreshadowing with surprising plot progressions to give the reader a beautifully emotional novel. The Kite Runner is a wonderfully written, heart wrenching story that will leave the reader longing for more.
Great Story of Redemption September 29, 2008
Having redemption as a theme of the book, this story was easily excellent. We all love stories where the protagonist makes a great error, but has an opportunity to redeem himself and succeeds. The way this book was written keeps you engaged in the story and wanting to find the resolution to Amir's mistakes. New struggles keep arising that Amir must endure and overcome in order to reach his goal of redemption.
Along with the book being action-packed and the theme being close to home with all of us, the literary devices used kept you engaged. The parallels and foils helped you see each character and each situation in the most entertaining way possible.
This was an excellent book because of the engaging story-telling skills the author has. The way the author tells the story is very smooth and thought-provoking. He doesn't spend time describing non-important things and he describes things that always contribute to your interests.
The book was great in every way i can think of and i love it.
 Alternate reading September 28, 2008
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A must read September 26, 2008
Resisted reading this for a long time, thought it would be boring. Was I ever wrong, this is a beautiful story that will stay with you long after you finish reading it.
The best book I have read in some time--touched my heart September 25, 2008
I had heard so many good things about this book and I finally picked it up. My only regret is that I didn't do so sooner. I read a lot of books and enjoy most of them, however this book has touched me more than any other book in a long time. The author writes a beautiful yet haunting tale of two children growing up in Afghanistan. We follow the main character, Amir, into adulthood, through his escape from his home country to his life and marriage in the US and back to Afghanistan where he learns the fate and secrets of his long lost friend, Hassan. Amir struggles with many emotions in this book and the author did a wonderful job portraying those emotions to the reader. I found myself attached to the characters and crying on more than one occasion. I highly recommend this novel, even if it doesn't seem like your usual type of read, I don't think you will be disappointed. I wish I had read this for as book club selection for it is extremely thought-provoking; I couldn't stop talking about it to my husband, but seeing as he hadn't read it, he couldn't relate to my enthusiasm over it!
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