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352 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408824863
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication date: 05 September 2011
Description
The Kite Runner of Khaled Hosseini's deeply moving fiction debut is an illiterate Afghan boy with an uncanny instinct for predicting exactly where a downed kite will land. Growing up in the city of Kabul in the early 1970s, Hassan was narrator ...
Community Reviews Summary of 110,553 reviews
Moods
sad 81%
dark 58%
reflective 50%
tense 37%
challenging 36%
hopeful 24%
inspiring 23%
informative 19%
adventurous 17%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 13%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 43% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attemptModerate
War352 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781408824863
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication date: 05 September 2011
Description
The Kite Runner of Khaled Hosseini's deeply moving fiction debut is an illiterate Afghan boy with an uncanny instinct for predicting exactly where a downed kite will land. Growing up in the city of Kabul in the early 1970s, Hassan was narrator ...
Community Reviews Summary of 110,553 reviews
Moods
sad 81%
dark 58%
reflective 50%
tense 37%
challenging 36%
hopeful 24%
inspiring 23%
informative 19%
adventurous 17%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 13%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 43% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attemptModerate
War