A review by katmystery
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

While engaging, powerful, and beautifully written, the story felt a little too neatly tied-up and the plot points too convenient to be believable. A Thousand Splendid Suns, in my opinion, is a much more profound and realistic book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism