"The Kite Runner"

"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini is a very powerful novel. While it is not a book that I would normally read, I found myself intrigued at every turn of the page. It tells a story of betrayal, cruelty, love, political turmoil, and at times it is very disturbing. Not often are those elements presented in a novel that I would read. Knowing next to nothing about Afghanistan made the novel more attractive to me. It educated me a great deal on the perils of this country during the Soviet invasion, and more recently during the Taliban takeover. The setting began in about 1975 and spanned thirty or so years.
The protagonist of the novel is Amir, the main character. The antagonist is Assef, the cruel, brutal bully that destroys the lives of the main characters.
There are several themes in the book: Fathers and Sons, atonement for sins, betrayal, loyalty, friendship, discrimination and classism. These themes are prevalent throughout the novel and are......

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Title: Kite Runner
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Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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