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| The Kite Runner | 
 enlarge | Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2501 reviews)
Sales Rank: 252
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
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
Release Date: April 27, 2004
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Product Description
The timely and critically acclaimed debut novel that's becoming a word-of-mouth phenomenon...
Amazon.com Review
In his debut novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do. He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country's political turmoil--in this case, Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over. And he does this on his first try. The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir, the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul, and Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant. As children in the relatively stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s, the boys are inseparable. They spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places and powerful warriors until an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever, and eventually cements their bond in ways neither boy could have ever predicted. Even after Amir and his father flee to America, Amir remains haunted by his cowardly actions and disloyalty. In part, it is these demons and the sometimes impossible quest for forgiveness that bring him back to his war-torn native land after it comes under Taliban rule. ("...I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.") Some of the plot's turns and twists may be somewhat implausible, but Hosseini has created characters that seem so real that one almost forgets that The Kite Runner is a novel and not a memoir. At a time when Afghanistan has been thrust into the forefront of America's collective consciousness ("people sipping lattes at Starbucks were talking about the battle for Kunduz"), Hosseini offers an honest, sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, but always heartfelt view of a fascinating land. Perhaps the only true flaw in this extraordinary novel is that it ends all too soon. --Gisele Toueg
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 Must read October 9, 2008
The book is fascinating, throws you into a world that is hard to comprehend for some and yet a lot of what is being described are things everyone of us "westerners" feels and does as well.
A must read.
Review for the original Kite Runner October 9, 2008
This review is for the original Kite Runner - I have not read the illustrated version:
The book is fascinating, throws you into a world that is hard to comprehend for some and yet a lot of what is being described are things everyone of us "westerners" feels and does as well.
A must read.
The Voice October 8, 2008
Awesome book, I so wanted to take this young man outside and strangle him! The rollercoaster this story takes you on is great. I felt so much anger toward the main character. How could someone be so cold! Then sorrow when death entered the story. And the end was an wonderful release. This is a very intense read. I must say I had to put this book down several times...but only for a few minutes.
Beautifully touching story! October 6, 2008
There are few books that have moved me in all my life, & Kite Runner is definitely one of them. I was so moved, I found my eyes tearing up occasionally. The author did an extraordinary job with the story. It was beautifully written & powerfully moving. I did not want the story to end. Listen to the audio version if you can. The author himself is the narrator & he does a great job story telling as well! I highly recommend this book!
Heart wrenching tale of friendship and growing up! October 2, 2008
Every time i think about Amir and Hassan the hazara boy - my heart warm's up!
The emotional roller coaster that Amir rides even now makes me think that this is a memoir by Khaled and not a fiction.
the Taliban and the Afghan setting are portrayed wonderfully. Amir's insensitivity towards Hasan after his rape and the conflicts that he goes through are dumbfounding.
I am going to regret putting this out to the world but - here you go! I cried for Amir's immaturity and wept for Hassan's maturity, the phrase "For you a thousand times, Agha!" is carved on my soul for eternity.
It is a must read for friendship and loyalty from a man's perspective - and Khaled Hosseini is in my favorite writers list - with the top guns!
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