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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Book – The Kite Runner

Author – Khaled Hosseini

Genre – Historical Fiction, Drama

Rating – 5/5⭐

About the Book

“I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.”

1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what would happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives.
 
After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to an Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

Book Review

The Kite Runner is the story of a 12-year-old Amir coming to age to his adulthood. It tells a moving and shattering stories of two boys, Amir and Hassan. Adding up to this are historic events from the Soviet invasion, the rule of the Taliban and 9/11.
 
In search of redemption, Amir flies back to Pakistan. Will Amir find a way to redeem all his betrayals? Will Amir ever be able to confront Hassan again after all those time?
 
The Kite Runner will melt your heart, make you cry and will easily pull and play with every string of your heart. The book also has a movie. But let’s be honest, the book is better than movie haha. It is a devastating and inspiring, beautiful and horrific, all at once. A deeply personal tale about how childhood choices affect our adult lives.
 
The irony and the heart-breaking incidents of his life will make it impossible to leave the book half read.

Do I Recommend this Book?

I am a reader today because of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. I read the last 100 pages without stopping. And man did I cry my heart out.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a must read. Especially if you are not a reader, pick this book up. It is highly recommended for beginners or new readers who are looking for an emotional, meaningful and heartwarming book to read.

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My Favorite Quotes From The Kite Runner

“And that’s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.”

“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime…”

“For you, a thousand times over”

“There is a way to be good again…”

“People say that eyes are windows to the soul.”

“I want to tear myself from this place, from this reality, rise up like a cloud and float away, melt into this humid summer night and dissolve somewhere far, over the hills. But I am here, my legs blocks of concrete, my lungs empty of air, my throat burning. There will be no floating away.”


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Kinjal Parekh

A finance girl trapped inside Sylvia Plath's mind and Albert Camus' world. Hi! I’m Kinjal Parekh from Mumbai, India and I love to read books. When I started with my book blog, I did not realize that my passion to read would open doors for me to diversify my reading picks, discover new authors and start my own YouTube channel. So here is where you will find everything related to books and otherwise! Book reviews, book recommendations and a little bit about my days and months in general. They read much like my own public journal entry. Feel free to contact me for collaborations, promotions or just to discuss a book or two. Hope you found home in between lines and pages like I did. ❤️✨

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