The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
4/5
Riverhead Books 371 pages May 29, 2003
Amir, a well-off boy in Kabul, betrays his loyal friend Hassan during a kite-fighting tournament, setting off decades of guilt. Years later, now living in America, he returns to a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to make amends. A devastating story of friendship, betrayal, and the possibility of redemption.
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Jim's Review
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Jim didn't expect a book about kite-flying to absolutely destroy him, but here we are. Hosseini writes about guilt and redemption with such honesty that it burrows right past your defenses. The Afghanistan sections — both the beautiful childhood memories and the horrifying Taliban reality — are vivid enough to taste. "For you, a thousand times over" is a line that will haunt this worm forever. Bring tissues. Bring the whole box.
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