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people have been attempting to get me to read this book for a couple of years, now I know why.This author does an excellent job of allowing individuals to get a glimpse into a people and culture most don't understand or know of. As a whole, I love the Pashtun, was somewhat taken into a family over a decade ago and feel an affinity between their culture and that of south plains tribes of the americas. Theirs has been torn apart by outside forces supporting individuals for their own ulterior motives who have hid behind the worse kind of religious extremisms to condone their criminal behavior. it touches the tip of the iceberg of what is going on there now as well as being a beautiful novel of personalities. Hassan is my hero, a true man who any could honor the main character is humanity at it's most vunerable, it takes him almost 36 years to grow up and finally become a man. Incredibly written with heart stopping cliff hangers I don't want to give anything away but reccomend this book above all others to read. If you don't cry you have no heart or soulRead full review
I am a frequent traveler for work, so I am stuck waiting in airports and on airplanes most of my time. I grabbed this book from a stand and was immediately drawn into it. I read half of it on the way to my destination and the other half on my way back. While some of the parts are graphic, the book is written exceptionally well. The book centers around two young boys that grow up together in Afghanistan. While their places in society are very different, they find that they have more in common than they thought. The book tells how life can change quickly, without notice, and that leaving your past behind usually means that it will find you again.
Kite Runner is a phenomenon as far as debut writing goes. Add to that the iconoclastic status of being distinguished as the 'first Afghani novel in English'. It is a great story of love and redemption, written with an experiential style, and in a narrative flow that captures almost anyone who reads it; all characteristics of a great novel. Like most of the books that reached the great novel status, Kite Runner also did it by word of mouth. If you haven't heard about it yet, well, maybe it's time you bought a copy. It is Hosseini's story telling through the child's voice that takes you on a journey to a strange land and time and yet overall familiar, and I think that is one characteristic that many great novel pull off.
I bought this book after reading "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by the same author. Both books were excellent. "The Kite Runner" gives tremendous insight into the private citizen's ordeal during the Russian occupation and later the Taliban command in Afganistan. The books also illustrates the "class" distinctions of that culture. The book helps to give the reader a different perspective on the people of this region.
This is a most powerful and moving story of friendship, betrayal and atonement set in late 20th Century Afghanistan. IT IS A TRUE PAGE TURNER WITH MANY TWISTS AND SURPRISES! The author's style quickly absorbs the reader and allows him to feel as though he knows the characters firsthand. It is one of the best books I have read in a long time and it will be interesting to see if the film version does it justice. A Definite Winner!!!!!