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Reader reviewed by Taylor Athanasiou

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
Regrets And A Shot At Redemption.

The Kite Runner, an amazingly written book, is one of the best books Ive ever read. All about a young boy living in Kabul, Afghanistan, it shows only the truth about his life and the life Afghanistan held before the war began. Amir, the main character, is a wealthy child with two servants, Ali and Hassan, father and son. Amirs mother is dead, and he lives with his father. Amir goes through crisis after crisis, dealing with his feelings of friendship, disgust, confusion, and hatred toward his servant, Hassan, who is Amirs age. The details of the book are very slowly revealed to the reader. It was a fantastic way to start off the book though; each line was more intriguing than the last. The writing to me was very alive, detailed, and carefully thought out. The book tells nothing but the truth of human nature and life in general. The truth of wealth and poverty, friendship, betrayal, regret, and last calls for redemption are all written into this novel. Some parts were predictable; others mislead you to come to find in the end a twisted and well-hidden secret. Again, this book is simply pure and truthful. I wouldve liked to have read more detail in appearance of the main character. There were random stories and comments the author made that were kind of annoying, and he used the some of the same expressions too much. I liked the interactions the author wrote though; they seemed very real and detailed. There are some key moments of the story that are inappropriate, like a rape, some fights and shootings. I got hooked after the first fifty or so pages. With patience, the book is absolutely amazing, but its not for people who are rather impatient. I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone over the age of thirteen.