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A review by sebby_reads
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
5.0
The touching story of friendship between Amir and his boyhood friend Hassan in a small town in Afghanistan was told with such poignancy. At the same time, Khaled wrote the usual tense yet strong relationship with father and son brilliantly, as well. Amir ruined his friendship with Hassan just to receive a hint of recognition from his father. It turned out to be guilt he carried for the rest of his life. As he migrated to America, his relationship with his father improved and his life went on. After many years, he received a phone call to amend the mistake he made.
I heard about this book from a friend around 2007 I guess. She couldn’t stop talking about it for days and she insisted me to read it, too. I checked out that book and a couple of other books from school library but didn’t manage to finish reading it before its due. Back in 2013, I borrowed it from another friend and started reading. But I couldn’t continue after one third of the book. I returned it to my friend saying it was too devastating and shattering to read. I suppose it was 2017 when I happened to read an interview with Khaled Hosseini in a magazine and I grew interest in his works. Since then I’ve been looking for his books.
Last weekend, I bought the 10th anniversary edition of the Kite Runner. I started reading it and this time, I managed to finish it. As expected, it was too gripping and exhausting to finish. Every chapter was poignantly written and I was taken to the landscape of Amir’s old neighbourhood and tasted his youth, felt his pain and despair. I cried along with the characters, mourned with them and pray for them. It was like a stab to your heart. The writer pushed in the dagger and when you feel like there’s no blood remaining, he twisted the dagger again to exacerbate you suffering. 5 out of 5 stars.
I heard about this book from a friend around 2007 I guess. She couldn’t stop talking about it for days and she insisted me to read it, too. I checked out that book and a couple of other books from school library but didn’t manage to finish reading it before its due. Back in 2013, I borrowed it from another friend and started reading. But I couldn’t continue after one third of the book. I returned it to my friend saying it was too devastating and shattering to read. I suppose it was 2017 when I happened to read an interview with Khaled Hosseini in a magazine and I grew interest in his works. Since then I’ve been looking for his books.
Last weekend, I bought the 10th anniversary edition of the Kite Runner. I started reading it and this time, I managed to finish it. As expected, it was too gripping and exhausting to finish. Every chapter was poignantly written and I was taken to the landscape of Amir’s old neighbourhood and tasted his youth, felt his pain and despair. I cried along with the characters, mourned with them and pray for them. It was like a stab to your heart. The writer pushed in the dagger and when you feel like there’s no blood remaining, he twisted the dagger again to exacerbate you suffering. 5 out of 5 stars.