The Kite Runner

Usually when I think of Afghanistan I think of crazy Muslims who we as Americans think of as terrorists. I think a lot of people including myself will make a general stereotype against people who are afghan or of similar Arab descent . This book proves those stereotypes wrong and will give any reader a more human perspective of Afghanistan. Instead of having the first thing come to mind being "terrorists" or "crazy religious people " , this book will help remind you that Afghans are people just like us . Not all of them choose to behave as those in the Taliban behave . They are victims of war within their own country . I am glad I read this book because it pointed out things I already knew except gave me more detailed descriptions of how things are for a "normal" family in Afghanistan. I won't go into any more detail to spoil the book but I would recommend it for anyone looking for something to give them a more human perspective on what goes on in Afghanistan . It includes universal human themes such as friendship, love , war, betrayal, loyalty , religion , and more. No wonder it's a top rated book . Great read.

The sexual content was so minimal I didn't think it counts. The story is so compelling I have listened to it twice and will listen to it again. In fact I loaned my first copy to a friend and it looks like I'm not going to get it back so I bought this as my second copy. Hope others will enjoy it as much as I have. Other audio books by this author are great as well.

Very good book. I really enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys great storytelling. Check it out.

One of my all time favorites. Everyone I shared it with truly loved it. Read it, you won't be sorry. The movie sure didn't give me much, though the filming of the kites was amazing, I think.

I needed the unabridged audio. This definitely skips paragraphs and whole pages of text. Very disappointed. Also disappointed in the narrow window to return this item.

I loved this book (CD). I didn't want it to end. I'm glad they followed through all the way to the end on their lives. I hate it when an author leaves you hanging.

I truly enjoyed this book. It is beautifully written. The story line is captivating and very moving. You won't go wrong with this purchase.

While I found the written book The Kite Runner worthy of a five star rating, I recently had to refresh my memory for an upcoming book club discussion and picked up the abridged audio. While it is wonderful that it is read by the author, much of the beauty of the book is lost via the abridgement. The story is still powerful and moving but many wonderful things are lost. For example, the wedding scene - one of my favorite scenes in the book - is severely cut and lessens the sense of culture that still exists for Amir and his friends and family in the United States. One of the pivotal conversations at the end of the book is also shortened and thus the impact of a very emotional scene is drastically reduced. While you run the risk of missing things with any abridged audio, I find this one a real shame and strongly encourage anyone interested in this title to spend the time actually reading it and/or to seek out the unabridged audio version. It is well worth the extra effort.

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This was not what I expected at all as a high school English teacher. The CD's are the abridged version, not the full-length novel and, therefore, useless for students. It may have said that it was an edited copy of the story somewhere in the product description but I could not find it. It is a truly magnificent story but I never got what I paid for.