A review by rachelbsvejda
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. I’m really glad I read this book. The writing style was very easy to follow, and kept me invested in the story from beginning to end. The story was heartbreaking, haunting, and informative. Prior to, I didn’t have a lot of knowledge about the decades prior to Taliban rule in Afghanistan, and the forward and the story itself was so well written I was able to learn about how it was back in the day in Afghanistan and this book, while it doesn’t go deep into it, gave a great history lesson on how things went from the monarchy to the current rule. Reading this book through Amir’s eyes, and his experiences with the classism and racism when he was a kid with Hassan, to having to deal with adversity as a refugee, and then even going back to the Taliban rule, was very eye opening, and the story is still very important in today’s day in age. I think it’s important for people to read a book like this to get these perspectives, that when you hear the name Afghanistan, you can also think of the people who had to flee because they didn’t agree or didn’t know what was coming for them in the authoritarian state that took over, that not all afghan people agree with how things are and how they wish it could go back to the before times. We aren’t taught that here in the U.S. in depth… fitting the narrative that isn’t the full story. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings