The Kite Runner

• Author: The author of the book “The Kite Runner” is Khalid Hosseini. I have heard about him before, but I have never had the chance to read any of his books before this one.

• Genre: The book “The Kite Runner” is a work of historical fiction. I personally think that most people who enjoy reading would appreciate this book, especially people who tend to have issues with their parents, including teenagers, Muslims, both Shia and Sunni, people of different social levels, and finally friends who are really connected to each other. Moreover, I do not read many historical fiction novels; however, this book is very unique and prodigious and I am genuinely impressed by it.

• Title: The title definitely plays a huge role in a book; it is basically

Amir and Hassan have a beautiful friendship between them except that they are from two different social classes. Amir is the son of “Baba” who is a very wealthy Sunni man. Hassan is the son of “Ali.” Ali is the servant of ‘Baba”; he is a Hazara, which is a Persian-speaking Shia Muslim who is an ethnic minority in Afghanistan. Later in the story, Amir discovers that Hassan is his half-brother. My favorite character is indeed Hassan because he is loyal, brave, and intelligent. The good characters are Amir, Hassan, Baba, Ali, and Rahim Khan. Nonetheless, Assef represents all wrong in Afghanistan; he is the worst character in the novel.

• Principles/characters: In the book “The Kite Runner” anyone would unquestionably admire the fact that Amir is very honest at least to himself. Amir’s inner voice and conscience are always mentioned throughout the novel. My favorite character certainly is Hassan. Not only is Hassan selfless, caring, and loyal but also despite his personal struggles, he manages to defend Amir in almost everything. The author takes a long process in telling the story and he talks about Amir’s daily life adventures and

As a matter of fact, everything seemed to be real to me, although the novel is fiction. And yet, I chose two of my favorite quotes. “Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don’t have to say anything-that’s how it is between people who are each other’s first memories, people who have fed from the same breast.” I like this quote because it shows the quintessential comfortableness between two people. “Exploitation to finance a beach house in Hawaii was one thing. Doing it to feed your kids was another.” I find this quote interesting because it shows the realness of life and the different perspectives people can take when discussing the difference between necessity and