A review by kooday
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I can't believe this is Khaled's first novel... It was amazing, so so incredibly heart wrenching.

I suppose it's really a story of a father and a son in the end. I really enjoyed learning about Afghanistan and it's decline over the years, contextualised within the story.

I resented Amir so so so much at the start but I'm happy he found absolution. My favourite quote from the book by Rahim Khan:

A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.
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