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| The Kite Runner | 
 enlarge | Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  383 reviews
Sales Rank: 9
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0747566534
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780747566533
Publication Date: June 7, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: brand new book
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| Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding and thought-provoking! August 31, 2008
Although this book had been on my shelf for a while I had not got around to reading it..........I have no idea why. I don't really believe hype about books because I think that everyone's opinion should be unique to them, however this story does measure up to some of the justly praises it received. It must be agreed that being set in Afghanistan would induce some to buy or avoid the book, but I don't think anyone could be so heartless that they couldn't be drawn into the story. Reading the story drew me into the lives of the 2 boys, Hassan and Amir, and by the end of the book I felt disappointed, and unusually for me, willing the story to go on. Don't see the film, read the book! an excellant short and easy read that will leave you thinking.
 Good - but not that good! August 23, 2008
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Just a short review as there are so many already - BUT .... I was a bit disappointed by The Kite Runner, not least because I read A Thousand Splendid Suns first and expected this book to be as good - it wasn't.
Another reviewer said of The Kite Runner 'It's an adequate story, filled with parts that are designed to make the reader cry.' I agree with this. I did find it a little predictable and it lacked something which A Thousand Splendid Suns had (which I can't quite put my finger on) but that's not to say that it's not well written as Hosseini does have an incredible gift as an author.
Perhaps I wasn't compelled to turn the pages as quickly as I expected - this is all too often the case though with massively over-hyped books. That said, I've read worse.
Astonishing August 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was amazing! One of the best books I have ever read! It's beautifully written with a bitter sweet ending that will leave you speechless and thinking!
Amazing - My first ever review August 16, 2008
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I read a lot of books and this is my first review on Amazon (which shows how fab this book is!). This is one of my all time favourite books. It portrays the relationship between 2 boys in Afghanistan absolutely beautifully and is realistic which is why this book will have you in tears by the end of it. Much much better than the film. Takes you on a real journey that you will enjoy, with the ups and downs that life brings. Fantastic book!
 YEAH, IT'S GOOD COS IT'S SET IN AFGHANISTAN August 14, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Don't believe the hype: a highly predictable, very average tale that only got any attention due to its setting.
Not necessarily a bad book, just not the departure from the run-of-the-mill that others would lead you to believe.
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