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 look out for the kites October 11, 2008
Der Hammer des Kuchens
The book centers around an Afghan named Amir who as a child pretty much srews over his friend because of his weaknesses in Afghanastan then moves to America with his father and then lastly he has to go back to Afghanastan to save his friend's son to make up for the wrongs he has done. The first part of the book takes place in early 70's Afghanastan when it was doing pretty good and before the wars. I liked this part of the book the most because for one thing you get to see how nice Afghanastan was a few decades ago and you learn that there hasn't always been war over there or the Taliban. You don't really get to learn that much about the culture, or at least that's how I felt about it, but you get a little insight of it. Another thing is that I feel like this part of the book is more well written than the rest of the book because it seems more like an autobiographical account.
After Amir and his father move to America the story seems to lose steam and pretty much doesn't go anywhere for a while until he goes to Pakistan to meet his fathers old friend who sends him to Afghanastan to find his chilhood friend's son. I liked his visit back to Afghanastan because you get to see how horrible all the wars and the Taliban have transformed the once beautiful cities into wastlands. However during the middle part of the book there are a lot of coincidences which I was able to be okay with but with, because this is fiction, but some of them are just unbelievable. Another thing is that you could see what was going to happen way before it did.
Overall this is a decent book that gives a glimpse of Afghanastan past and present even thought the characters are ficticious and I wouldn't highly recommend it but I would recommend it if this sounds like your kind of book.
 Must read October 9, 2008
C. Fuger (San Francisco, CA)
The book is fascinating, throws you into a world that is hard to comprehend for some and yet a lot of what is being described are things everyone of us "westerners" feels and does as well.
A must read.
Review for the original Kite Runner October 9, 2008
C. Fuger (San Francisco, CA)
This review is for the original Kite Runner - I have not read the illustrated version:
The book is fascinating, throws you into a world that is hard to comprehend for some and yet a lot of what is being described are things everyone of us "westerners" feels and does as well.
A must read.
The Voice October 8, 2008
Pamela J. Moritz (Heights, Houston, Texas)
Awesome book, I so wanted to take this young man outside and strangle him! The rollercoaster this story takes you on is great. I felt so much anger toward the main character. How could someone be so cold! Then sorrow when death entered the story. And the end was an wonderful release. This is a very intense read. I must say I had to put this book down several times...but only for a few minutes.
Beautifully touching story! October 6, 2008
JD (Los Angeles, CA)
There are few books that have moved me in all my life, & Kite Runner is definitely one of them. I was so moved, I found my eyes tearing up occasionally. The author did an extraordinary job with the story. It was beautifully written & powerfully moving. I did not want the story to end. Listen to the audio version if you can. The author himself is the narrator & he does a great job story telling as well! I highly recommend this book!
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