Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is about two boys growing up in Afghanistan. These two boys are friends even though one, Hassan, is a servant for the other, Amir. Throughout the beginning of the book, Amir cannot figure out why his father loves Hassan just as much as he is loved and gets jealous. Amir then lies and says that Hassan stole something from him and Hassan and his father have to leave. Amir's father is heartbroken but moves on. The war in Afghanistan begins and Amir and his father escape to American.
Fast forward to 2001 and Amir is a grown thirty year old man, now married and his father has died. He gets a phone call to head back to Afighanistan to do a final wish for a family friend and to make ammends. When he gets back to the Middle East he learns that the dear friend he betrayed was married and had a son, but was killed. Amir must now go back into the war torn country to find Hassan's son, whom he has now learned is his half nephew to take him to another safer orphanage. Amir does this and succeeds, but not without trials and turmoil. He then learns that there really was no safer orphanage and bring is nephew to America to live with his wife and him.
This story is truly surreal and it has such a compelling background. Throughout the book you hope for the best, even though it rarely happens and are happy at the end that after all they have been through they all are able to be together again.
I give this book a 5 out of 5 and encourage anyone and everyone to read it.
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