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A review by onyxisalive
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book is written in a way that it is easy to understand what is going on.
The book contains some very heavy themes and the beginning was really hard to get through. However, the book kind of goes down hill for me. There felt like there were too many coincidences and the resolution to the problem presented at the end felt unrealistic.
The book also fails to properly portray the historical context of everything going on at the time.
However, it is a work of fiction so I wouldn’t expect it too. Ignoring all that- it was a difficult and emotional read, all around decent book
The book contains some very heavy themes and the beginning was really hard to get through. However, the book kind of goes down hill for me. There felt like there were too many coincidences and the resolution to the problem presented at the end felt unrealistic.
The book also fails to properly portray the historical context of everything going on at the time.
However, it is a work of fiction so I wouldn’t expect it too. Ignoring all that- it was a difficult and emotional read, all around decent book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, War, Sexual assault, Classism, Sexual violence, Rape, and Suicide attempt