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chrrybum 's review for:
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
the author does a really incredible job of painting a picture of pre-war kabul - the liveliness, the culture and customs, the scenery - and then contrasting it later in the book when amir returns as an adult. maybe i am extra sensitive because it feels like every day i am living through another major historical event, but amir’s nostalgic, dreamlike reflections on his childhood and the yearning for those simpler times (and his guilt for feeling that yearning) were among the parts i found most heartbreaking.
the pacing felt a little off at times, especially toward the end, but the extra details i think helped set the scenery. i also do think that there were some points that were a little cliche or unrealistic (like successfully getting all the way from kabul to peshawar through military checkpoints with life threatening injuries after fighting with a taliban leader) but i get that the author had to take some liberties to keep the story going
the pacing felt a little off at times, especially toward the end, but the extra details i think helped set the scenery. i also do think that there were some points that were a little cliche or unrealistic (like successfully getting all the way from kabul to peshawar through military checkpoints with life threatening injuries after fighting with a taliban leader) but i get that the author had to take some liberties to keep the story going
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, War