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  • I didn't know how good this book would be when I picked it up. It has been a long time since I came across such a moving and impressive epic.

    This book made me think about what we have done to other people in our life. When we make a choice or decision, be it small or quick, do we know what ... Continue

    I didn't know how good this book would be when I picked it up. It has been a long time since I came across such a moving and impressive epic.

    This book made me think about what we have done to other people in our life. When we make a choice or decision, be it small or quick, do we know what consequences it would bring to other people? How have other people's lives been changed by our action taken in the nick of time? And when we recognise our mistake, are we big enough to admit it and make atonement? If we are the victim of somebody else's wrongdoings, are we prepared to forgive and forget?

    This book has such a profound impact on me and I recommend it to everyone. Hosseini's new book is due out next month and I look forward to another great read.

    

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• ― Tracy W said on Apr 11, 2007 about the Paperback edition| 1 feedback| 1 feedback

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  • A thou after reading this book

  • It's sad story. Thou it's a fiction story but child abuse, regrets that a person is carrying till his deathbed did happen in real life. There are people still fighting each other due to the difference in religion or the color of their skin. All these, are so real in life. It's really sad that t ... Continue

    It's sad story. Thou it's a fiction story but child abuse, regrets that a person is carrying till his deathbed did happen in real life. There are people still fighting each other due to the difference in religion or the color of their skin. All these, are so real in life. It's really sad that these are happening around the world be it in a third world country or an advanced country. This story has reminded me how fortunate I am and I should treasure the people around me before it's too late.

    

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• ― Freya said on Oct 31, 2007 about the Paperback edition| 1 feedback| 1 feedback

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  • Flawed but still highly recommended

  • I was tempted to give this book four stars right at the beginning. I've almost decided it's worth all the stars there can be because the beginning of the story is one of the best I've read in years. But alas, not all good things can be sustained.

    Indeed, the theme - redemption of past sins - ... Continue

    I was tempted to give this book four stars right at the beginning. I've almost decided it's worth all the stars there can be because the beginning of the story is one of the best I've read in years. But alas, not all good things can be sustained.

    Indeed, the theme - redemption of past sins - is very human and the setting - Afghanistan - is fascinating, and the first half of the story is so finely written that I don't believe anybody can put it down once they start reading the book.

    But halfway through the story, it gets more and more bland and mundane. The transition from the settling-down-in-America phase to the getting-a-call-from-Afghanistan phase feels contrived. The plot gets more and more cliched and predictable. I felt like I had to finish reading the book because I'd read more than half of it already, not because it was a gripping tale.

    Fortunately, the ending is appropriate and well-written. Overall it's still a good book, and a nice start for budding writer Khaled Hosseini. It almost deserves four stars, but... just almost. Still, despite its flaws, it is worth recommending this book to anyone.

    

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• ― Holmes said on Feb 11, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • a book made me cry..

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• ― Cooleunice said on Oct 26, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • Pretty similar to "A Thousand Splendid Suns" - the political turmoil in Afghanistan, people moving to other countries, people dieing and building/cities being rummaged. Human redemption forms the main theme of "Kite Runner". I personally found "A Thousand Splendid Suns" more powerful and gripping ... Continue

    Pretty similar to "A Thousand Splendid Suns" - the political turmoil in Afghanistan, people moving to other countries, people dieing and building/cities being rummaged. Human redemption forms the main theme of "Kite Runner". I personally found "A Thousand Splendid Suns" more powerful and gripping compared to "Kite Runner".

    

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• ― Swetha Balla said on Oct 22, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • Il libro più sopravvalutato del nuovo millennio - Che tristezza!

  • ...E questa la chiamano letteratura. Era dai tempi di Dan Brown che non leggevo un libro così scontato, prevedibile, scritto male e inverosimile. Non meriterebbe neanche di essere commentato per quanto è inutile e scritto ad arte per commuovere e coinvolgere probabilmente chi legge un libro ogni 5 a ... Continue

    ...E questa la chiamano letteratura. Era dai tempi di Dan Brown che non leggevo un libro così scontato, prevedibile, scritto male e inverosimile. Non meriterebbe neanche di essere commentato per quanto è inutile e scritto ad arte per commuovere e coinvolgere probabilmente chi legge un libro ogni 5 anni. Quello che più dispiace è che ci sono cascati in molti (anche qui su anobii): si tratta infatti del caso editoriale degli ultimi anni che ha avuto un successo incredibile. Un libro da spiaggia che però anche sulla spiaggia risulta illeggibile per la prevedibilità e la ruffianeria.

    

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• ― Marco Jaxxwaxx said on Aug 27, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, takes readers from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. As emotionally gripping as it is tender, "The Kite Runner" is an unusual and powerful debut. [예스24 제공]

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