A review by kamrynharned
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good book, SO hard to read. Trigger warning upon trigger warning.  It’s so necessary to read books that deal with hard topics like this, but not easy nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Death, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, War, Suicide, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse