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 enlarge | Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  2517 reviews
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 1594480001
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781594480003
ASIN: 1594480001
Publication Date: April 27, 2004
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 Word of mouth: A pleasure to read January 29, 2004
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
While I was scoping new fiction at my public library, another patron pulled this book off the shelf, sang its praise and suggested I read it if I was looking for a good novel. I didn't ask for her recommendation--but I took it, and am glad. You didn't ask for my recommendation--but please strongly consider reading this fine book. And then I bet you will want to pass along your recommendation to others....
The Best Book in Recent Memory January 18, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
WOW. A friend of mine who works with Dr. Hosseini gave me an autographed copy of this book last summer. It took several months for me to pick it up, and while I'm usually a fast reader, it took weeks for me to finish this. Why? It is so beautifully written, I'd finish a chapter and then re-read it because I enjoyed it so much. Hosseini paints a beautiful picture--in my mind's eye, I could see the sights of Afghanistan, of the neigborhood and home where the boys grew up, of the big tree they visited, of the kite contests in the streets. I understood the main character's feelings about his father. I felt what it must be like to say goodbye to your homeland, leaving behind a life you love, to escape from the oppression and terror of others. The book gave me a glimpse of what life is like for the thousands of people who come to America, who give up everything they had, and are glad to take whatever jobs they can get, to live free. Hosseini is a master at painting the picture, deep in your brain. His skill does not end there, though. The plot is full of surprising twists and ironies that held me until the last page. I can't remember when a book made me cry, but this one did, with its expressive, clear writing and its ability to create empathy for each character.I enjoy books and then move on to the next one. Other than reference books, there is only one book that I've read more than once (The Agony and the Ecstasy). The Kite Runner will be another book that I will read again. I anxiously await Khaled Hosseini's next book.
Great Story!! January 18, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a heartwrenching story. I never believed more in Anne Frank's famous quote "...people are good at heart". If you are looking for ways to spend QUALITY time...READ this book.
The first novel of a new grand master January 17, 2004
Reading The Kite Runner, I had the same sensations that must have been felt by the first readers of Twain, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Harding and all the other great modern novelists. This book has and pays tribute to all elements of great literature, and is a marvelous read as well. It examines courage and cowardice; unbounded kindness and elemental cruelty; love, hate; the most cowardly betrayal and the terrible, but finally liberating, karmic retribution; war, peace; madness and nobility of sentiment; mindless fundamentalist religeon and the most uplifting spirituality. Hosseini understands not only the complicated interplay between fathers and sons and the extreme difficulty of forgiving those whom you have betrayed, but the humanity and basic importance of those moments of blinding failure that can sometimes be responsible for creating the truly heroic act and man. This book deserves every accolade that the other reviewers have given it. Buy it, read it and pass it on to those you love. wfh
A beautiful and haunting novel January 16, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Oh my goodness- where do I begin... I thoroughly recommend this book. I finished reading it in one day ( I could not tear myself away from it). Although I am not Afghan, I have a special place in my heart for them. They have been through so much, for so long. This story allows you to see (as if you're watching a movie)what has happened to Afghanistan and it's dear people. So well written. If you have to read a book, please pick this one up. You will not regret it. Thank you Mr. Hosseini. Your novel has touched my heart deeply.
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