A Different Perspective

Title: Kite Runner
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication Year: 2003
Rating: A

This incredible first novel gives a glimpse of Afghanistan before and after it was plagued by violence and poverty. Khaled Hosseini does a beautiful job of incorporating the harrowing history of Afghanistan with the universal themes of guilt, love, and father/son dynamics. This novel includes brief moments of tenderness scattered between heartbreak after heartbreak. But it is also a story of redemption and courage. I highly recommend this novel; prepare to have a lot of time set aside for reading. This one will really suck you in.