His yearning for his father’s love is hard to read about. Now that I have expressed my love for the book and all the ways it gripped me, I feel like I can discuss the characters, plot, and the impact of it much more calmly.Īmir and Hassan are the central characters of this book. This is the best hard-hitting contemporary fiction I have read in a long time. I didn’t cry but was very close to losing control of my emotions. The story of Amir and Hassan is so tragic and devastating that I was choked up about the majority of the time. It will grip your heart and pull it out and stamp all over it. The book was an emotional, heartbreaking and unforgettable journey that will tug at your heartstrings. I absolutely loved it and will be one of my favorite books of all time. This was such an incredible reading experience for me. I am so glad I picked this book for my first January Read. I started reading this book at the end of December. I am so glad I was able to get my copy of this book and 2 of his other books in my haul from Amazon India. I have been wanting to read a Khaled Hosseini book for ages. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons-their love, their sacrifices, their lies.Ī sweeping story of family, love, and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful novel that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. “I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.” – KHALED HOSSEINI (THE KITE RUNNER)įBRC RATING : ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ ( 5 Stars) SYNOPSIS :

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