A review by hashoun
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

2.0

read in class. while i can’t speak on the anti-communist sentiments as i don’t know enough abt it the way in which the horrors of the Taliban are described are heartbreaking. this book has excellent writing and explores the emotional and psychological development of its characters brilliantly. i just wish America wasn’t look at as this place of refuge as it was the one who ultimately lead to Afghans detriment and while criticisms of America are discussed in the book i feel as if the overall picture is that America is this good place to go. i may be projecting my feelings towards the US on this book though so i’ll give it a pass, anyways this writer is great and the book is good but do we really need rape as a plot point?