TLDR/OPinion: 6/10
Hosseini's harrowing microcosmic tale of the wider degeneration of his native country, Afghanistan, tells the story of its oppression and corruption at the hands of other nations and terrorists groups from the unique perspective of 2 children. The book travels through history and across countries, a tale of betrayal, heartbreak, inequality and redemption.
Book Reviews and Analysis
Afghanistan
The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini
Score: 7/10
Image by Mohammad Hosaini
FAVOURITE QUOTE(S): 'The next time I saw him smile unabashedly like that was twenty-six years later, in a faded Polaroid photograph'
'War doesn’t negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace'
REVIEW: Hosseini's harrowing macrocosmic tale of the wider degeneration of his native country, Afghanistan, tells the story of its oppression and corruption at the hands of other nations and terrorist groups from the unique childhood perspective. A tale of betrayal, heartbreak, inequality and redemption.
BLURB: Growing up closer than brothers, Amir and Hassan, find the bonds of their friendships tested by social expectations of social class and inter-religious dynamics superseding sandbox memories.
ANALYSIS: COMING SOON
THEMES:
Fundamentalism/Extremism
Childhood
Humanising a region
Power of Nations
Gender Inequality
Power of Organised Religion
Redemption