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 enlarge | Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  2456 reviews
Sales Rank: 943
Media: Paperback
Edition: Tra
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 1594481776
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781594481772
ASIN: 1594481776
Publication Date: September 6, 2005
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Condition: minor shelf wear
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 Do not watch the movie. August 17, 2008
Great author...read this book and...A Thousand Splendid Suns...all in two weeks. The best two books I read this year and I normally read two books per week.
 A story of a man who never stood up for anything all his life, tries to find the courage to make things right. August 16, 2008
I read my roommate's copy of this book and enjoyed it. I purchased a copy to give to my teenage stepsister. It is very interesting to read different cultures and different views of Muslims in different countries. Just like other faiths that varies understanding from different regions in the world.
A story of a man who never stood up for anything all his life, tries to find the courage to make things right.
 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.!
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