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A review by ari_reading_
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
4.0
Trigger Warnings: Gun Violence, Child sex trafficking, Sexual Slavery, Child sexual abuse, Suicide, Executions, Hanging, Bullying, Sexual Assault.
The Kite Runner is a beautiful book, Hosseini's writing conveys grief and war among many serious topics, but at its heart, it is about friendship, love, and, family. The writing enthralled me, dragging me right into the world of Amir and Hassan.
For a book just clocking in at over 300 pages, a lot happened and I felt parts occured too fast.
Our main character, Amir, is hard to like. He is selfish and privileged, we see him playing with his servant's son, Hassan. Yet we also see him acting ashamed and disgusted by him and only wanting to play with him in secret. Hassan willingly defends Amir from bullies, yet Amir never does the same for Hassan. Thus, one day when Hassan really needed him and Amir did not help, a beautiful friendship spirals down. Due to the invasion of the Russians and a vastly changing political landscape, Amir and his Father move to America. Amir eventually settles down, becomes a writer, and marries. Yet he cannot shake the fact that he feels he is being punished for how he treated Hassan. The punishments are his infertile wife, dead father, and just inability to fully enjoy his new life. At the request of a now-dying old friend, Amir goes and searches for Hassan.
This book is by no means a light read, there are so many heavy topics and things that the characters have dealt with and now have to deal with.
It is a sad book, but it delivers a very real and important message, when you find an amazing and, good friend, never let them go.
Bottom Line: This was a great book and I didn't expect it to be so heavy. Amir, I expected to be such a likable character too. Definitely, a must-read.
The Kite Runner is a beautiful book, Hosseini's writing conveys grief and war among many serious topics, but at its heart, it is about friendship, love, and, family. The writing enthralled me, dragging me right into the world of Amir and Hassan.
For a book just clocking in at over 300 pages, a lot happened and I felt parts occured too fast.
Our main character, Amir, is hard to like. He is selfish and privileged, we see him playing with his servant's son, Hassan. Yet we also see him acting ashamed and disgusted by him and only wanting to play with him in secret. Hassan willingly defends Amir from bullies, yet Amir never does the same for Hassan. Thus, one day when Hassan really needed him and Amir did not help, a beautiful friendship spirals down. Due to the invasion of the Russians and a vastly changing political landscape, Amir and his Father move to America. Amir eventually settles down, becomes a writer, and marries. Yet he cannot shake the fact that he feels he is being punished for how he treated Hassan. The punishments are his infertile wife, dead father, and just inability to fully enjoy his new life. At the request of a now-dying old friend, Amir goes and searches for Hassan.
This book is by no means a light read, there are so many heavy topics and things that the characters have dealt with and now have to deal with.
It is a sad book, but it delivers a very real and important message, when you find an amazing and, good friend, never let them go.
Bottom Line: This was a great book and I didn't expect it to be so heavy. Amir, I expected to be such a likable character too. Definitely, a must-read.