The book, The Kite Runner, is written by Khaled Hosseini.
Hosseini authored of a few other works (A ThousandSplendid Suns, And The Mountains Echoed,
among others) that I’m not necessarily familiar with. The Kite Runner follows
the lives of two boys originating from Afghanistan and the troubles they
encounter. An overarching theme lies within; intolerable human behavior and its
hardly futile consequences: the very definition of life itself as we’ve unfortunately
come to know it.
The Afghanistan
people are divided up into two categories, determined simply by the shape of
their nose: one is a slave, one is a slave owner. The specific occurrence of
slave vs. slave owner evident in the book is Hassan and Amir, respectively. The
book then goes on to describe a tragedy that scars Amir for life, and in turn,
attempts to drive everything, including Hassan (who also happens to be his best
friend), away. Later in Amir’s life, now husband of Farzana and citizen of
America, a situation back at Afghanistan is brought to his attention. This prompts
his return to both country and struggles associated with his past. Horrified by
the news given to him by Rahim Khan, friend of his now deceased father, Amir attempts
to free a child, Sohrab, from the Taliban.
Reading this book
is not recommended as it is explicatory in both content and mood. It gives the
reader a sort of disgusted mood throughout the entire story and one is unable
to determine whether or not the protagonist is in fact a protagonist. While
quality of the writing is redeeming, imagery presented is not comforting in any
way shape or form.
Book Review by Talen F.
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