A review by catinthedark
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Beautiful and reflective story, definitely heavy emotionally so you have to be in that kind of mood. I found the cultural aspect to be interesting, informative, and well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent, Classism

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail