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 enlarge | Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  2470 reviews
Sales Rank: 191
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
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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 Wonderful start, terrible follow through August 14, 2008
With this book, Khaled Hosseini gives a very emotional view of an Afghan who seeks redemption for a childhood betrayal. With the backdrop of the Afghan coup, Russian occupation, and Taliban government, the journey displays scenes of harsh bitterness and great triumph. Hosseini does a marvelous job of painting the characters through the eyes of the anti-hero, Amir, and ponders some of life's hardest challenges: trust, love, redemption, justice, and tradition.
The vivid descriptions of the place and the development of the characters are magnificent and the plot is somewhat slow at times but keeps moving through the whole book. Ultimately the book fails to answer many of the questions it produces, giving half answers or using a "deus ex machina" to avoid a resolution. The author tries too hard at the end of the book to tell the audience how to view Amir's life, and would have been better to leave the questions unanswered. The style of the books is also a bit simple and could have been much better, for example it uses very obvious foreshadowing and over explains all allegory (which are simplistic at best).
I give the book 3 stars for the wonderful plot development and rich characters.
 I am amazed August 14, 2008
I am really happy I have purchased this book, Before I bought it, I had read the reviews about the book. HOwever, the book itself exceeded all my expectations. I can not stop reading it. Its simple language and exciting plot can only amaze the reader. I would like to thank the author - Khaled Hosseini for giving us the pleasure of having the book on our shelves, and the Amazon.com for timely deliver. It is the first time I have purchased the books at Aazon.com and I am sure I will become the constant customer of it. Thank you all very much.
Natalie Mgeladze,
Batumi, Georgia
ENJOY August 13, 2008
The scenes in the book are easily visualized thanks to Hosseini's beautiful descriptive style. This is a novel that truly touches the soul. I could not put it down.!
A gripping, heart-rending read August 13, 2008
Khaled Hosseini takes you inside the headlines and beyond. But this intimate look into a Kabul neighborhood is so much more than politics and strife. That is merely the backdrop as a young Afghan called Amir comes to grips with haunting regrets and a drive for atonement - a very human drama played out in an unfamiliar culture. Its the kind of book that stretches your understanding of life in a world being torn apart; and of humanity in general.
 The Kite Runner August 12, 2008
This book is as advertised. Moving and well written. Maybe its the women theme, but I liked A thousand splendid suns better. I did not like how serious issues of the young boy were not addressed/dealt with once he came to the US and the ending was a big let down.
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