Summary and Reviews of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Media Reviews

Bookpage ...provides an extraordinary perspective on the struggles of a country that...had been for too long ignored or misunderstood.

San Francisco Chronicle A marvelous first novel.... It's an old-fashioned kind of novel that really sweeps you away.

USA Today ...a haunting morality tale set in Afghanistan and California, covering nearly 40 years.

Kirkus Reviews Here’s a real find a striking debut from an Afghan now living in the US. His passionate story of betrayal and redemption is framed by Afghanistan’s tragic recent past.... irresistible.

Library Journal - Rebecca Stuhr Starred Review. The characters of Amir and his father, their relationship, and the relationship of Hassan and Amir are all carefully and convincingly described and developed. Hosseini, now a doctor in California, is possibly the only Afghan author writing in English, and his first novel is recommended for all public and academic libraries.

Publishers Weekly .... stunning debut novel...the character studies alone would make this a noteworthy debut....add an incisive, perceptive examination of recent Afghan history and its ramifications in both America and the Middle East, and the result is a complete work of literature that succeeds in exploring the culture of a previously obscure nation that has become a pivot point in the global politics of the new millennium.