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The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

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  • Author：Khaled Hosseini
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Summary

The unforgettable， heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant， The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed。 It is about the power of reading， the price of betrayal， and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love， their sacrifices， their lies。

A sweeping story of family， love， and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years， The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful novel that has become a beloved， one-of-a-kind classic。

The 10th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller and international classic loved by millions of readers。

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Reviews

Hannah Shuman ，

This was one of the most powerful stories I have ever read。 The protagonist's perspective is so strikingly real and the emotions conveyed in this book， I felt deeply。 I did not know a lot about the history of Afghanistan before reading this novel， but now it's a topic I'm extremely interesting in learning more about。 The characters in Amir's story were more real than those of any other fictional novel I've read。 They weren't just black and white， good guys and bad guys -they were complex and nua This was one of the most powerful stories I have ever read。 The protagonist's perspective is so strikingly real and the emotions conveyed in this book， I felt deeply。 I did not know a lot about the history of Afghanistan before reading this novel， but now it's a topic I'm extremely interesting in learning more about。 The characters in Amir's story were more real than those of any other fictional novel I've read。 They weren't just black and white， good guys and bad guys -they were complex and nuanced and human。 The ending of the story was entirely unexpected。 It was heartbreaking yet hopeful， and I know I will never forget this novel and the way it made me feel。 。。。more

قمر رفعت ，

لأجلك。。 ألف مره أخرى

roxy ，

I don’t think I’ve ever read a book like this。 I’ve felt so many emotions， sometimes even sickness， while reading this masterpiece。 First book ever to give 5 stars

a ，

holy molly I accidentally deleted my review on this book！！！ Well， the damage has been done。 It is what it is。 Anyway， I remember I bawled my eyes out reading a particular scene in the book （the one Hassan was raped and Amir just froze to death while witnessing that traumatic event）。 I really cried so hard and it was such a heartbreaking scene。 I think that pivotal scene of the book made me put it as one of my favorites of the year because I love painful and tragic books。 Painful books are divine holy molly I accidentally deleted my review on this book！！！ Well， the damage has been done。 It is what it is。 Anyway， I remember I bawled my eyes out reading a particular scene in the book （the one Hassan was raped and Amir just froze to death while witnessing that traumatic event）。 I really cried so hard and it was such a heartbreaking scene。 I think that pivotal scene of the book made me put it as one of my favorites of the year because I love painful and tragic books。 Painful books are divine。 ultimately， it was a great book。 There was this particular statement that I couldn’t forget。 It goes like this， “For you， a thousand times over。” And I think this line was just so beautiful but painful at the same time。 。。。more

Weendy Lry ，

Prior to a talk given by Syed Saddiq in a virtual event， I have never heard of this book。 I didn’t even read the synopsis or the genre of this book before jumping straight into it。 He stated that this book， along with A Thousand Splendid Suns， are his favorite fiction。Gosh I was mind-blown from the first chapter of this book。 This author has a way of trapping you in his work with the way he captures the emotion of the character that is narrating the story。 Throughout the book， it felt like you a Prior to a talk given by Syed Saddiq in a virtual event， I have never heard of this book。 I didn’t even read the synopsis or the genre of this book before jumping straight into it。 He stated that this book， along with A Thousand Splendid Suns， are his favorite fiction。Gosh I was mind-blown from the first chapter of this book。 This author has a way of trapping you in his work with the way he captures the emotion of the character that is narrating the story。 Throughout the book， it felt like you are in the story rather than reading a story。 There were so many things in this book that caught my attention and shatter my heart to pieces。 This book perfectly encapsulate how it’s like for the people who lost their home and their pride to war and political conflicts。 Out of many 5 stars I gave to a book， this was the one I was least reluctant to give 5 stars。 A must read for everyone！ 。。。more

Guadalupetpnvs ，

Una novela dura y desgarradora que se desarrolla en Afganistán， un país en pleno conflicto bélico， político y social。 Un país cruelmente tratado a lo largos de los años。 Leeremos sobre la invasión rusa y sobre la llegada al poder de los talibanes y el despotismo que éstos llevaron a cabo。 Amir y Hassan， los protagonistas， son dos amigos que sufrirán unas situaciones brutales sobre la amistad， la inocencia y el egoísmo。 Una montaña rusa de emociones que inician en la infancia y que transcurre has Una novela dura y desgarradora que se desarrolla en Afganistán， un país en pleno conflicto bélico， político y social。 Un país cruelmente tratado a lo largos de los años。 Leeremos sobre la invasión rusa y sobre la llegada al poder de los talibanes y el despotismo que éstos llevaron a cabo。 Amir y Hassan， los protagonistas， son dos amigos que sufrirán unas situaciones brutales sobre la amistad， la inocencia y el egoísmo。 Una montaña rusa de emociones que inician en la infancia y que transcurre hasta la edad adulta。Descubriremos secretos， mentiras y veremos como las acciones son determinantes en nuestra vida y en la de los demás。 Y asimismo nos encontramos con personajes reales， imperfectos con bondades y sentimientos mezquinos。 Una historia inolvidable， conmovedora y cruda a partes iguales。 "Tal vez sea injusta pero a veces lo que sucede en unos días， incluso en un único día puede cambiar el curso de una vida， Amir。""Las manos de agitan y tiemblan。 En algún lugar se ha roto una presa y el sudor frío te inunda， empapa tu cuerpo。 Quieres gritar， lo harías si pudieses。 Pero para gritar necesitas respirar。" 。。。more

Horace ，

Given the setting I was unsure I would find this book as appealing as its stellar Goodreads rating。 But it’s a beautiful and moving novel。 A multigenerational story with such themes as loyalty， guilt， secrets， suffering and redemption。 Highly recommended。 Given what’s currently happening in Afghanistan made it particularly poignant。

VIGNESH ARASU ，

Such a good book！ Great message and themes and very emotional。 I don't read much but one of the best books I have read in 2021 so far Such a good book！ Great message and themes and very emotional。 I don't read much but one of the best books I have read in 2021 so far 。。。more

AngelikaLika ，

4。25

زينب مصطفي ，

لأجلك。。。。。ألف مرة أخرى。قد تظهر عادية، لكنها ليست كذلك، تحكي عن بلد مغمور لا أحد يعرف عنه شيئًا، تحكي عن أفغانستان، عن الصداقة وأن كل الأشياء التي فعلناها في طفولتنا سنأخذها معانا إلى القبر إذا لم نتخلص منها، لو نظرنا إلى الرواية من جهة سياسية سنعلم أن أفغانستان كانت أخر مرة تبدو فيها كبلد طبيعية عام ١٩٧٩ ولن تبدو بعد ذلك أبدًا، لقد عاش هذا الشعب في معاناة منذ احتلها الاتحاد السوفيتي حتى حكومة طالبان التي استلمتها عام ٢٠٠٠ أو قبل ذلك وأمريكا تتخفى في تلك الحكومة التي أقامت أبشع تطهير عرقي وهو الق لأجلك。。。。。ألف مرة أخرى。قد تظهر عادية، لكنها ليست كذلك، تحكي عن بلد مغمور لا أحد يعرف عنه شيئًا، تحكي عن أفغانستان، عن الصداقة وأن كل الأشياء التي فعلناها في طفولتنا سنأخذها معانا إلى القبر إذا لم نتخلص منها، لو نظرنا إلى الرواية من جهة سياسية سنعلم أن أفغانستان كانت أخر مرة تبدو فيها كبلد طبيعية عام ١٩٧٩ ولن تبدو بعد ذلك أبدًا، لقد عاش هذا الشعب في معاناة منذ احتلها الاتحاد السوفيتي حتى حكومة طالبان التي استلمتها عام ٢٠٠٠ أو قبل ذلك وأمريكا تتخفى في تلك الحكومة التي أقامت أبشع تطهير عرقي وهو القضاء على فئة منهم تسمى الهازارا، تعطيك الرواية أمل بأن يمكنك إصلاح الماضي وأنك بأمان طالما هناك وطن تنتمي إليه。 。。。more

Lia Untari ，

“For you， a thousand times over” I’ll never emotionally recover from this。 Such an emotional roller coaster。

Hamid mousavi ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 کتاب بادبادک باز روایتی است از زندگی امیر، یک پسر افغانی که به عنوان اول شخص داستان را بازگو می کند。 داستان قبل از اغتشاشات افغانستان شروع می شود و در داستان با اغتشاشات نیز مواجه می شویم。این کتاب خیلی کمرنگ سیاستو باز میکنه و راجب اوضاع بد سیاسی اون دوران و میتونم بگم همین دوران که هنوز همون مشکلات و دارند صحبت کرده و اون ها رو باز گو کرده بیشتر روی ارتباطات و احساسات مردم بحث شده。 این رمان وجه های گوناگون زندگی را نشان می دهد، از فرهنگ یک ملت می گوید، از تناقض های افکاری بین افراد می گوید، از کتاب بادبادک باز روایتی است از زندگی امیر، یک پسر افغانی که به عنوان اول شخص داستان را بازگو می کند。 داستان قبل از اغتشاشات افغانستان شروع می شود و در داستان با اغتشاشات نیز مواجه می شویم。این کتاب خیلی کمرنگ سیاستو باز میکنه و راجب اوضاع بد سیاسی اون دوران و میتونم بگم همین دوران که هنوز همون مشکلات و دارند صحبت کرده و اون ها رو باز گو کرده بیشتر روی ارتباطات و احساسات مردم بحث شده。 این رمان وجه های گوناگون زندگی را نشان می دهد، از فرهنگ یک ملت می گوید، از تناقض های افکاری بین افراد می گوید، از رسومات می گوید و… ولی موضوع اصلی داستان ماجرای بین دو دوست یعنی امیر و حسن است。 امیر و حسن هر دو با هم بزرگ شده اند و از یک پستان شیر خورده اند。 امیر پسر یک ارباب است ولی حسن پسر خدمتکاری است که در خانه پدر امیر کار می کرد。 حسن نمونه یک انسان پاک و بی غش بود که با تمام وجود خود را فدای امیر کرد。من که به شخصه خیلی هم قلم نویسنده و هم خود داستان و خیلی دوست داشتم。 。。。more

Kirsty ，

（3。75）

Toby Large ，

Prepare to cry， a lot

suri ，

PLS WHERE JS THIS BOOK IT HAS VANISHED FROM EXISTSNCE PLS BLOOMSBURY REPRINT THEM

Camille Puchercos ，

Powerful book with insights into the Afghan culture and upbringing in a war torn country。

zainab ‼️ ，

holy fucking shit。 firstly the writing in breath taking and makes you unable to put the book down， first time i felt so connected to a piece of literature。 one of the saddest reads and i wish for a different ending but hey life isn’t fair ig。

Chí Lê ，

Mình đã khóc khi đọc cuốn này。 Nó dạy mình về cách sống và bảo vệ những giá trị của con người。 Thật may mắn khi mình được sống trong thời bình và những giá trị đạo đức còn được trân trọng。 Trong tác phẩm， Baba từng dạy Amir rằng ăn cắp là tội lỗi。 Lời dạy này như chuẩn mực đạo đức mà mọi người cha đều muốn con trai mình hiểu được。 Cha mình cũng vậy， bài học mình nhớ nhất cha đã dạy mình là đừng ăn trộm bất kỳ điều gì của người khác。 Đọc xong tác phẩm này mình cảm thấy biết ơn vì mình được sống t Mình đã khóc khi đọc cuốn này。 Nó dạy mình về cách sống và bảo vệ những giá trị của con người。 Thật may mắn khi mình được sống trong thời bình và những giá trị đạo đức còn được trân trọng。 Trong tác phẩm， Baba từng dạy Amir rằng ăn cắp là tội lỗi。 Lời dạy này như chuẩn mực đạo đức mà mọi người cha đều muốn con trai mình hiểu được。 Cha mình cũng vậy， bài học mình nhớ nhất cha đã dạy mình là đừng ăn trộm bất kỳ điều gì của người khác。 Đọc xong tác phẩm này mình cảm thấy biết ơn vì mình được sống trong một Việt Nam thời bình。 Được cha mẹ dạy cho những giá trị đạo đức về cách làm người。 。。。more

Karen Amaya ，

This is a heart tugging read。 The many personal， emotional and physical turmoil one person can experience from an early age all the way to adulthood leaves a reader in awe of how resiliency plays a huge role in shaping a person as a whole。It offered for me a different view of life from another country and culture， one where family loyalty， friendship bond and human honor is steeped in a person's total being。 This is a heart tugging read。 The many personal， emotional and physical turmoil one person can experience from an early age all the way to adulthood leaves a reader in awe of how resiliency plays a huge role in shaping a person as a whole。It offered for me a different view of life from another country and culture， one where family loyalty， friendship bond and human honor is steeped in a person's total being。 。。。more

Katie Hayford ，

Only reason it gets two stars is the writing。 It was beautifully written but the story itself is just so sad and just when you think it can't possibly get worse。。。 it does。 The ending did have a little hope but I just think there was a point he should've just let them have their happy moment and leave it alone。 But he did not Only reason it gets two stars is the writing。 It was beautifully written but the story itself is just so sad and just when you think it can't possibly get worse。。。 it does。 The ending did have a little hope but I just think there was a point he should've just let them have their happy moment and leave it alone。 But he did not 。。。more

hailey sovik ，

this is a really really good book。 i had to read it for school but i’m so glad that i did。 i think it’s important， at least for me to read something thats not such a “happy” book and instead is an eye opener。 which this is。 i cried from like page 200 till the end nonstop。 honestly i didn’t think i would be so attached to this book since it’s so different than my normal reads but it was just so amazing。

Courtney ，

I put this book off for a LONG time because I watched the movie around the time it came out and was horrified by the rape in the book and never wanted to put myself through reading about it。 Fast-forward to now when I'm going to be teaching The Kite Runner for summer reading and I finally had to read it。 The book has some incredibly beautiful lines， and the trauma the characters go through， especially Hassan's rape， are not as graphic as I had worried， and the book is more concerned with guilt a I put this book off for a LONG time because I watched the movie around the time it came out and was horrified by the rape in the book and never wanted to put myself through reading about it。 Fast-forward to now when I'm going to be teaching The Kite Runner for summer reading and I finally had to read it。 The book has some incredibly beautiful lines， and the trauma the characters go through， especially Hassan's rape， are not as graphic as I had worried， and the book is more concerned with guilt and how choices effect our lives。 It's a strong work of literary fiction and I understand why it's so popular in literature courses。 Audiobook: I listened to the audiobook and it was great， especially since Hosseini reads it and he reads well。 。。。more

Toffy ，

"Baba and I lived in the same house， but in different spheres of existence。" Extremely late to the game in reading this， but I'm so glad I did。 People told me this would be dark and I had to be in the right mindset to read it， and they were right。 This was a beautiful and painful story of coming of age， family， love， betrayal， and redemption with themes of race and class。 It was excruciating to go on the journey with all the characters and their pain in all forms was palpable。 From a literary p "Baba and I lived in the same house， but in different spheres of existence。" Extremely late to the game in reading this， but I'm so glad I did。 People told me this would be dark and I had to be in the right mindset to read it， and they were right。 This was a beautiful and painful story of coming of age， family， love， betrayal， and redemption with themes of race and class。 It was excruciating to go on the journey with all the characters and their pain in all forms was palpable。 From a literary perspective， the writing and storytelling were superb， complete with irony， imagery， and symbolism。 I enjoyed learning more about Afghanistan's history and the discrimination against an ethnic minority there。 It's not something I knew much about prior to reading the book。 Would absolutely recommend the book， but like others have told me， be warned that it is quite a grim tale。 。。。more

Mina ，

There's no way I can finish this。 I'm not sure who edited this book， but they were definitely preoccupied or something because man。。。 if you can make a 12 year old sound so。。。 vexing， I'm sure there's something wrong。 We're obviously here to sympathise with the main character （at least， that's what the constant displays of 'vulnerability' point to）， but I just think he's a wallowing kid。 And why the hell is the father being praised？ Like， I seriously don't get it。 I barely read the first five ch There's no way I can finish this。 I'm not sure who edited this book， but they were definitely preoccupied or something because man。。。 if you can make a 12 year old sound so。。。 vexing， I'm sure there's something wrong。 We're obviously here to sympathise with the main character （at least， that's what the constant displays of 'vulnerability' point to）， but I just think he's a wallowing kid。 And why the hell is the father being praised？ Like， I seriously don't get it。 I barely read the first five chapters and I'm like "seriously？"。 The writing is so unnatural too。 Like， I really don't need a translation every 3 words， just write the English。 I'm sure most readers skim over the Farsi/Arabic anyway。 I think this would've been much better written from a teen-adult perspective。 It would help portray the situation with much more meaning， and I would be much happier reading a political story with a developed perspective on things。 I probably missed half the point， but I can honestly predict the rest of the book。 Though it does feel nostalgic， it's the wrong approach to take with such a heavy subject， especially when profiling a political group。 。。。more

Lenni Jones ，

The Kite Runner was a painful and beautiful read。 Painful because of the sadness and the fact that these occurrences are real and happen to plenty of Afghanis everyday; beautiful because there's hope。This book was not something I'd usually read， so I wasn't looking forward to reading it for school。 I didn't expect to be so hooked; The Kite Runner was a page-turner。 I would set reading goals for each morning and by the end of the day I had passed my page goal。 It was so easy to get hooked， an The Kite Runner was a painful and beautiful read。 Painful because of the sadness and the fact that these occurrences are real and happen to plenty of Afghanis everyday; beautiful because there's hope。This book was not something I'd usually read， so I wasn't looking forward to reading it for school。 I didn't expect to be so hooked; The Kite Runner was a page-turner。 I would set reading goals for each morning and by the end of the day I had passed my page goal。 It was so easy to get hooked， and so hard to get myself to put the book down。I think the saddest part， in my opinion， was Amir's return to Afghanistan。 My whole life， the country has been in shreds; I never once thought about what it might have been before war and conflict riddled the land。 To see this other， culture-rich version at the beginning of The Kite Runner was shocking。 I liked learning about their culture， and hated seeing the contrast between what once was and what currently is。 Amir's return to his birthplace crushed me because it was less than a skeleton of the beautiful place it once was to him。Back to Hosseini's style， The Kite Runner wasn't just a page turner; this book felt real 。 The style used made this book feel like an autobiography， not a work of fiction。 I frequently found myself forgetting that Amir was fictional and not the author of this book; he and all the other characters felt so real to me。 I don't usually enjoy autobiographies， but if this had been one， I would have enjoyed it。Although not something I would have chosen for myself， I loved The Kite Runner and would be willing to check out similar books。 。。。more

Reema ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 crying chapter 16

مها| قارئة ，

[لأجلك؛ ألف مرة أخرى]

Nunzio ，

Più

Becka Cruz ，

So heart wrenching and a beautifully depicted reality of how guilt can create truth and kindness。 Although this book took me a but over a year to actually complete， I’d still recall it as a well written story

الحر ，

أول رواية أقرؤها ل خالد حسيني。لم يخيب ظني。ممتعة。

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Kite Runner&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Kite Runner&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0