The Kite Runner

This is the story of a man and his path to redemption. Amir grew up in Afghanistan before the monarchy fell, and before they were invaded by the Russians. He had a father that he could not seem to please and a best friend that he could not seem to disappoint. Quite early in the novel Amir wrongs his friend, moves to America, and grows into a man burdened by guilt. So when he gets the chance to right the wrongs committed in his life, will he rise to the challenge? This is an excellent book that will engage the reader from page one. Some parts will make you laugh, some will make you cry, and some will make you want to turn your head to keep from reading what you know is about to happen.

This is one of the best books I have ever read.

I read this book last year and loved it. Hosseini has a way of telling a story that draws you in and shows you his people and culture in a way that you can relate. I fell in love with the characters in this book and both wanted an ending and wanted it to go on forever. He has a unique way of showing you the beauty and cruelty of the human heart without making you feel hopeless...but hopeful for a people americans know little about.

I was so engrossed into this story, from Chapter One. The author narrates his own story, and he did a great job. This story is poignant and yet very riveting. The story is fiction, but the descriptions of life in Afghanistan is fact. This story is not what I would, typically, choose. I'm glad that I read this story. It's not about Kites! It's about two boys, born in Afghanistan who grow up together. One lives the life of privilege and the other lives the life of a servant. It's about devoted friendship, betrayal and trying to make amends for wrongs done. I cannot wait to ready his newest book!

here is a smart book that reads like a for fun book. the main character grew up in afghanistan, right before all the trouble started, and he narrates his childhood, then coming to the US. you get right into the book, and i kept checking to make sure it wasn't a true story. of course i had known that it wasnt always horrible over there, but this reminded me... especially when the dad was yelling at his daughter for not going to school to become a doctor. that is not what we expect to hear. when the guy goes back to his country years after he escaped, we see the country ruined, as it is now, and it's very sad. definitely read this book, it has quality content as well as an engaging writing style.

This is the sort of book White America reads to feel worldly. Just like the spate of Native American pop fiction in the late eighties, this is overwhelmingly colonized literature, in that it pretends to reveal some aspect of the 'other' culture, but on closer inspection (aside from the occasional ti......more

Sad stories make good books. "I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975." There are two types of books, usually, that makes one feel like there are no words to describe the experience: They are either unbelievably detrimental, or exce......more

WOW! This book was beautiful, exquisite. This book follows the story of a rich boy named Amir who grows up playing with his buddy Hassan who is the son of his father's servant. This story is one of friendship, betrayal, love, redemption, and family. There were so many different twists in this book th......more

It's been a while since I've been this frustrated with a main character.........more

Khaled Hosseini - image from The Washington Post This is a wonderful, moving novel set in the Afghanistan of the early 70’s and of today, about a young boy and his friend growing up in Kabul. Amir desperately wants his father’s approval, but Baba is not quick to give it. He is a rich man, brimming......more