Book Review - The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner is a book written by Khaled Hosseini. It was published in 2003 and it was even made into a flim with the same name.

The Kite Runner is basically talking about the story of a boy, Amir, who is from Afghanistan. It starts off by talking about Amir and his friend, Hassan, who was also the son of his servant Hazara's son. The story then turns to Amir betraying Hassan because he wanted love from his father, Baba. Many incidents occur before Amir is able to redeem himself for the guilt he had to endure after witnessing an incident.

The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the Soviet Invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the rise of the Taliban regime.

The Kite Runner has many themes to it, including friendship, father and son relationships, and also war. But in my opinion, the quest for self redemption was the main theme for this book. This can be seen as most incidents of the story is driven by this theme. For example, Amir tries to redeem himself by going back to help Sohrab, the child of Hassan, get out of the hands of a evil Taliban official.

Overall, this book is very interesting to read. I really liked this book as it also portrayed some real like scenarios like the one in Afghanistan, which had violence. I really recommend this book to others.