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The Kite Runner

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The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini
Read by: Khaled Hosseini

Simon & Schuster Audio | February 7, 2005 | Audio Book (CD)

The #1 National Bestseller

Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir''s father''s servant, is a Hazara -- a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.

The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship and betrayal, and about the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, and the power of fathers over sons -- their love, their sacrifices, and their lies. Written against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, The Kite Runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed. But through the devastation, Khaled Hosseini offers hope: through the novel''s faith in the power of reading and storytelling, and in the possibilities he shows us for redemption.

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    Rating: 5/5

    Deeply Moving Story That You'll Find Hard to Put Down

    Heather Reisman

    • Chief Booklover

    4 years ago

    Like just about every booklover, books pile up on my night table waiting to be read: books with interesting jacket copy that catch my eye as I visit our stores, galleys of publisher faves and, of course, recommendations from friends who know I just can't resist a great story. This past weekend, I pulled out a book that somehow kept falling to the bottom of the stack and no doubt had been there for many months. In fact, when I checked the publication date - it was over a year. It is called The Kite Runner, and it is a total treasure.

    Set in Kabul and beginning just prior to the Russian invasion, The Kite Runner tells a heartbreaking story about the relationship between two boyhood friends who are as close as brothers, but just happen to be master and servant. Their relationship evolves over a tumultuous 40-year period and is forever marked by a moment in their youth when Amir, the privileged son, watches from a perch of safety while his friend and caregiver is brutally raped. You will find this story hard to put down and deeply moving.

    Comments on this review:
    judy harrigan

    The Kite runner, one of the best books I have ever read.It touched me on so many levels.A must read.

    Angela

    Loved it! A definite must read

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    Rating: 4/5

    A Story of Bonds, Loyality and Redemption

    priyanka siva

    3 weeks ago

    The Kite Runner is a story about the search for redemption. Amir stuggles to find peace at mind after committing the worst sin of his life at the age of 12 and ever since then, he is on a mission for forgiveness. The story is told in a way that allows a reader to develop a relationship with Amir, and to identify with him. The struggles of war, fighting for a father's affection and loosing a dear friendship are things that many individuals are able to relate to, I know I am. Being South Asian, it's easy to connect with the concepts in the book like the gossip within familes, the acedemic pressures, and the class system that keeps so many people divided like Hassan and Amir were. Overall this book brought me to tears, made me smile and reminded me of how important it is to forgive. It has been a while since I have read a "good" book and I am glad I was finally able to.

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    Rating: 1/5

    Not for Me...

    Willa

    5 weeks ago

    I know I'm going totally against the stream on this one but I really disliked this book. Some of the subject matter was just too much for me and I found it disturbing. I did not enjoy this book at all and was glad it was a Heather's pick, as I returned it and got my money back.

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    Rating: 5/5

    A book your won't put down

    Kent Santin

    4 years ago

    I found this book simply amazing. The story is one that will always stay with me, an individual growing up and eventually finding redemption. Great book, a must read for anyone. An instant classic.

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The #1 National Bestseller

Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir''s father''s servant, is a Hazara -- a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.

The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship and betrayal, and about the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, and the power of fathers over sons -- their love, their sacrifices, and their lies. Written against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, The Kite Runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed. But through the devastation, Khaled Hosseini offers hope: through the novel''s faith in the power of reading and storytelling, and in the possibilities he shows us for redemption.

About the Author

Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, the son of a diplomat whose family received political asylum in the United States in 1980. He lives in northern California, where he is a physician. The Kite Runner is his first novel.

Audio Book (CD)

4 x 6.75 x 1.12 in

February 7, 2005

Simon & Schuster Audio

English


0743545230
9780743545235

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