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| Genre/Form: | Bildungsromans Fiction |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Hosseini, Khaled. Kite runner. New York : Riverhead Books, 2003 (OCoLC)607004154 Online version: Hosseini, Khaled. Kite runner. New York : Riverhead Books, 2003 (OCoLC)607658579 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Khaled Hosseini |
| ISBN: | 1573222453 9781573222457 |
| OCLC Number: | 51615359 |
| Description: | 324 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Khaled Hosseini. |
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Well written, but more depressing with the turn of every page. The stark differences between the characters polarized them to the point of not being believable, and it seemed that the story tried to intentionally deal with brutal issues to distract the reader.
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Brutally Beautiful
The kite runner is at times such a horrible, tragic, story that your amazed you keep reading. My reason to keep with it was both the fascination of learning of Afganistan and the determined sprit of those living there. At the heart of this title is the age old story of redemption, passed on to the...
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The kite runner is at times such a horrible, tragic, story that your amazed you keep reading. My reason to keep with it was both the fascination of learning of Afganistan and the determined sprit of those living there. At the heart of this title is the age old story of redemption, passed on to the following generation and the authors tormented final understanding of real courage.
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