➳ 3.75/5 stars“Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors"I had such high expectations for **The Kite Runner** by Khaled Hosseini, but guess what? It didn't quite deliver. Now, before you come at me, let me explain! I went in with high expectations because I absolutely loved *A Thousand Splendid Suns*. I was literally bawling my eyes out. Another reason for my high hopes was that everyone and their mother loves this book, and I was so ready to be heartbr...

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 that often leave you speechless: those that are unbelievably awful, and those that are exceptionally impactful (in a good way). Considering its overwhelmingly positive reception, it's obvious which category Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner falls into. I don't think many books, especially fiction, can leave such a profound mark o...

It's been a while since I've been this frustrated with a main character... Reading Khaled Hosseini's *The Kite Runner* was an emotional rollercoaster, and not always in a good way. Am I supposed to *like* Amir? He's infuriating! The choices he makes, the betrayals... it's all so maddeningly human, and that's probably why it hits so hard. This isn't a feel-good story; it's a raw, unflinching look at guilt, redemption, and the enduring power of childhood trauma. If you're looking for a book review...

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 that I never saw coming. It was also so real that I had to Google, "Is *The Kite Runner* based on a true story?" If you are wondering, no, it is not.Honestly, this book was so moving and beautiful that ...

‘For you, a thousand times over.’ No words can truly capture the weight in my heart right now.I will never reread **The Kite Runner** because it’s just too emotionally crushing (I honestly can’t remember the last time a book made me cry this much), but I know this story will stay with me for the rest of my life. Of that, I have no doubt.Also, John, thanks for recommending **The Kite Runner** by Khaled Hosseini, but I’m sending you my therapy bill after this one!↠ 5 stars [This is a powerful ...

In 2012, when I was a mathematics teacher at a private high school in Iran, I had an Afghan student in my class. Sometimes, I'd chat with my students about literature, telling them about novels and poems. I found it really strange that my students had no interest in literature, and sometimes even looked at the discussion with hostility. Days passed, and the school year was winding down. One day after class, I saw Ali, my Afghan student, come to my desk. He had a booklet in his hand, and I could ...

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 with macho vibrancy, while his son is a different sort altogether. Amir is fast friends with Hassan, the son of his father’s servant. They are as close as brothers. But, beset by bullies, an event ...

This is the kind of book White America reads to feel cultured and worldly. Like the wave of Native American pop fiction in the late eighties, it's overwhelmingly colonized literature, pretending to reveal some aspect of the 'other' culture. But on closer inspection, aside from the occasional tidbit, it's a thoroughly Western story, firmly rooted in the Western tradition. Even the tidbits Khaled Hosseini offers are so vague that to be impressed, you'd need almost no knowledge of Afghanistan's hi...

"For you, a thousand times over.""Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors.""...attention shifted to him like sunflowers turning to the sun.""But even when he wasn't around, he was.""When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal a wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness. There is no act more wretched than stealing.""...she ha...

I finished "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini about a month ago, but it's taken me this long to write a review because I have such mixed feelings. It was a deeply affecting novel, but mostly not in a good way. I really wanted to like "The Kite Runner", but the more I think about what I *didn't* like, the more it bothers me. I even downgraded this review from two stars to one while writing it. Let's start with the good. The writing itself was pretty solid when it comes to description; I really...