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 enlarge | Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  370 reviews
Sales Rank: 9
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0747566534
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780747566533
ASIN: 0747566534
Publication Date: June 7, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Don't read the reviews on the jacket and inside covers - they give too much away July 1, 2008
The reviews were so glowing I was ready to be disappointed but wasn't. The only problem was that the reviews all give a little of the plot away so, if you read them all, you have a sense of what's going to happen. Just don't read the reviews, trust me, read the first chapter without preconception and then go from there.
This book flows and is composed like a well constructed symphony or painting - all the componets carefully placed in their optimum place for best effect. It is a story that tears at the emotions and lets the pressure build but each time you think events are about to release the build up, they do not. The tale twists and pirouettes beautifully against expectations. Read it and weep!
 What a disappointment ! June 28, 2008
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this book because of the wonderful review by so many people, but what a great disappointment it turned out! The characters are so flat like cut-out paper, the story is predictable, the plot is dull, the language is so poor, it must be some kind of brain-wash side-benefit this brings to the readers, or they would not say things that totally out of place. I tried so hard in three weeks to finish it, on and off, but never passed page 65. And even that was so miserable. You people should go see doctor. And while I am at it, you should read Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, or The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. So you will open your eyes, and get an idea of great work of literature! But this is simply a put-down.
The Kite Runner June 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
An absolutely first class read, wanted to know the outcome but didn't want it to end. Bought 1,000 Splendid Suns by the same author at the same time and can't wait start reading.
Absolutely FAB read! June 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What an excellent book! Well written and as you read, you find yourself actually there watching it happen. Khaled's second book 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' is equally as good. Can't wait for novel 3!!!!!! Highly recommended! Never have I enjoyed reading books so much!
 Emotional impact June 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Lets face it I am never going to go to Afghanistan so this is the nearest insight into that country I will ever get. What more can I add other than I felt some parts of the book so powerful and emotional it had me catching my breath and in one part crying. It is about facing your past and your greatest fears. At the end the pain in so wishing to go back to the old Afghanistan as remembered in childhood was heartbreaking. The ending does give hope but still left me with a sense of sadness for all the characters involved.
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