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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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cbalaban's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

littlemei7's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Very difficult to like the main character for the majority of the book. Lots of tragedy, and just when it seems to be getting better, everything gets worse. It’s reflective of life, and there’s no “perfectly happy” ending.

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linzik's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sally24's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

berrycedar's review against another edition

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Ok so here are my thoughts:
The book definitely holds immense emotional power. The climaxes feel like Clint Eastwood's action movies but the development of the story is certainly top notch. Maybe the book just serves to satisfy western readers and their beliefs about Afghanistan. As someone who only grew up in a middle class family, the author is probably unable to provide an insider's look to the harsh realities even though it might seem to an outsider as if it's revealing a lot. But even so, the book captures a good array of themes.