The Kite Runner Reviews

Today I read The Kite Runner, a novel by by Khaled Hosseini, who with his father's family travelled to America to escape the Taliban.  I actually mean that -- today. All 400 pages.  In two hours and 30 minutes on a flight from Dayton, Ohio to Houston Texas.

The Kite Runner Story Line  

A young man, (Amir),coming of age story, finding out that the world around him is not as he thinks, he struggles with his desire to act one way, (a writer) while attempting to achieve his father's love.  His actions while he is growing up lead both him and his hazara. (slave) named Hasan, whom quite often he...

"For you, a thousand times..."

There are certain phrases in great novels that not only sound poetic, but also encapsulate the larger theme that the author is expressing in the story.  I won't give away the reasons, but the above phrase brought tears to my eyes, burrowed into my soul, and resonated with me long after the story concluded.

With his much-heralded story, The Kite Runner, author Khaled Hosseini brings the abstract news stories of life in Afghanistan into focus so that readers can view the abstraction of a foreign culture in a fundamentally relatable story; no matter what your background...

I have been recommended to read Khaleb Hosseini's 'The Kite Runner" by a friend of mine. And, oh boy, am i glad I did!

For anybody interested in the Middle Eastern culture, this book about a boy's childhood in Afghanistan, which includes many beautiful descriptions of the culture and life there, is a gemstone. But much more than that, this book awakens a deep sense of compassion in the reader. The reader lives with the characters: he cries when they cry, laughs when they laugh, and feels equally involved in their struggles.

This is no ordinary book, the Kite Runner not only awakens compassion in...

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is one of the best novels I have ever read. I read one or two novels a weekend, and I just could not put this one down. The story is about a man who recounts his life growing up in Afganistan prior to the Soviet invasion. It's clear that the story could be happening anywhere in the United States, until the Soviet invasion. The descriptions of how that event changed the narrator's life, as well as the lives of everyone else, is extraordinary.  This man has some very complex relationships. The detailing of what happens when the narrator and his father come to America...

Kite Runner is a must read.  Amir, a young boy in 1970's Afghanistan, is perpetually seeking the approval of his father.  Amir is best friends with Hassan, the son of his father's servant.  These are complex relationships.  Amir's life is changed forever after witnessing a horrifying crime involving Hassan.  This haunting experience follows Amir to America and back to Afghanistan as Amir's life comes full circle. 

Kite Runner is a powerful read that will leave you emotionally drained at times.  It is not often that a single book leaves me experiencing so many emotions - Anger, Disgust, Pity,...

i originally bought this book b/c everyone i knew was ranting and raving about how great it was.
initially, i didn't believe them.
some of my friends said it was life changing!
i was a little hesitant at first, but when i bought it and began reading it, i was literally shocked!
after a day, i finished it.
and i can truly say, it IS life changing and VERY inspiring.

for those who haven't read it, READ IT!