Reviews

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

alexish29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This story broke my heart, I cried in multiple pages. 🤍🤍

kaixaron's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I have so many things to say about this book that I’m still trying to put together. It was, honestly, not a good book. In short it was predictable, slow, and really in your face about the themes and foreshadowing. The writing was painfully simple, I think at times it underestimated the reader’s ability to comprehend what was happening. Truthfully only the first third of the book was amazing. It got boring after that, and then interest came back at the expense of it reading like a corny action movie. I walked away from it so conflicted because I loved the first part so much and so quickly lost interest. Maybe my opinions will change when I inevitably re-read this. For now, though, all I can say is that it was just okay. 

But, despite all my complaints I cannot bring myself to hate it. I got such a large amount of personal enjoyment from reading this and it made me sob so hard. It’s one of those that I think will always stay with me, and I don’t regret reading it.

It is such an astonishingly mediocre book, and I loved it with all my heart.

pained_creations's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Sad story that gives us a small glimpse at life in Afghanistan. Young boy grows up to confront his childhood relationships and family secrets.

sophbrook12's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

exhaustedmass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

emdawsxn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

awen_mair's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Shoutout to Khaled Hosseini for making me cry once again x

marcird's review against another edition

4.0

I loved the story and thought the writing was beautiful. Some parts are graphic, disturbing, and hard to read. But the story itself is an important one. I recommend reading it before going to the movie.

emmalyn5's review against another edition

5.0

amazing, i cried

louise_c's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, and War