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A review by aprilsbookshelf
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5.0
I had been meaning to get around to reading this book for a long time. I think I was always held back because I thought it would be a long slog of a book passing over decades of time and didn't know if I had the patience for it. Fortunately, I was wrong. This book moves and is a quick read. It covers a lot of time but you don't notice it and it never seems to dwell on anything for too long.
The friendships and characters really are the book's strong points. I loved all the characters, they felt REAL. I also don't often get sad with books that are "supposed to be sad" or "make you cry," but man, this one hits home and really makes you, well, SAD. The story took turns I never saw coming and at one point I almost cried. I haven't cried since reading "Where the Red Fern Grows" in elementary school...so that's saying something. Anyways, read this, don't wait...it's beautiful.
The friendships and characters really are the book's strong points. I loved all the characters, they felt REAL. I also don't often get sad with books that are "supposed to be sad" or "make you cry," but man, this one hits home and really makes you, well, SAD. The story took turns I never saw coming and at one point I almost cried. I haven't cried since reading "Where the Red Fern Grows" in elementary school...so that's saying something. Anyways, read this, don't wait...it's beautiful.