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PatGabM2
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an infrequent movie goer, history buff, chronic reader, a busy person, avid reader, fiction reader, read for fun, chronic book buyer
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    too much to say about this amazing movie, beautiful story, excellent historical information, lovely cinematography


JAN
22
2008
I read the Kite Runner after my 21 year old daughter recommended it.  I was immediately engrossed in the book.  My daughter even hosted a book signing for Barnes and Noble for Khaled Hosseini, and he signed my edition of Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns.  I was hesitant to see The Kite Runner, especially after reading some other reviews...they didn't stay true to the book, etc and so on.  Then, too, we have the hype surrounding the Afghani boys that were in the movie and had to be relocated due to a scene in the movie. 

Marc Forster did an amazing job with this movie, and anything that wasn't true to the book was subtle, and not integral to the movie.  This is the plot synopsis courtesy of about.com:  Hosseini's debut novel follows Amir, the son of a wealthy merchant from Kabul, who harbors guilt over a horrible event that happened to his friend Hassan. Amir eventually flees Afghanistan after the Russians invade to begin a new life in America. But Amir can't forget what happened to Hassan and ultimately must repay the debt he owes his friend by returning to his native country.

Make sure that you bring tissues (especially the women)...like an entire box!  It was by far one of the best movies I've seen in a lllloooonnnngggg time!



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rulistenin wrote on Aug 9, 2008 at 2:49PM

In response to PatGabM2's comment from Aug 9, 2008 at 1:58PM:

will do :)

PatGabM2 wrote on Aug 9, 2008 at 1:58PM

In response to rulistenin's comment from Aug 9, 2008 at 1:32PM:

That's awesome. Thanks for the nice comment. Please let me know how you like it.

rulistenin wrote on Aug 9, 2008 at 1:32PM

Thanks for the review. I too read the book and thought it was amazing. I never saw the movie, because I figured it would be a disappointment. I've gotten to a point where I won't go see the movie of books that I enjoy. Now, after your review, I think I will go rent the dvd. Thanks.

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