In Search of the Kite Runner

by Judi Slayden Hayes

In Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel The Kite Runner (Riverhead Books, 2003), Hosseini shows us an Afghanistan rich in tradition and culture and an Afghanistan torn apart by war and political strife. We see Muslims who are not so different from Christians or Jews. In Search of the Kite Runner looks at the basic themes that make The Kite Runner such a fascinating and thought-provoking story and that make it personal for anyone who has ever wished for a chance to do something over. Written from a Christian perspective, In Search of the Kite Runner begins with the rudiments of Islamic faith and the Islam of Afghanistan. The author likens the struggles of The Kite Runner's characters and those of other literary figures to the struggles and stories of biblical patriarchs. She brings to light the complexities of interpersonal and intrafamily relationships and examines the impact that power, guilt, and the quest for forgiveness and redemption can have on our lives. Exploring both the individual and the collective basis for doing good, Hayes probes our perceptions about what it means to be religious and what it means to be human. From the Popular Insights series.

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction

112 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2007

Reviews

[Lydia Chong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tears your soul apart

[Tazeen Khalid · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book to ever make me bawl my eyes out

[Shane]

makes you question your loyalties to friends and the pressure of racial lines, and what can happen when those lines are crossed

[Leo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was stunning! It tells a beautiful story told in an unflinching first person narrative.

[Jahziel · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The Kite Runner", by Khaled Hosseini is a very powerful novel. Love, honor, guilt, fear, and redemption are the five main themes portrayed within this great book. So many lessons are thought. I found myself going through so many different emotions as I read this book: sadness, anger, and humor. I really want to comment Mr. Hosseini on writing such an incredible novel.=]



InTeReStInG QUOTES WiThIN: "The Kite Runner"..
1. "You nursed with him, but you're my twin"... [p.307:]

2. "When you tell a lie, you steal a man's right to the truth"...[p.310:]

3. "Lessons are good things for boys"...[p.287:]

4. "Your father was a man torn between two halves"...[p.301:]

5. "Sometimes the dead are luckier"...[p.244:]

6. "When you tell a lie, you steal a man's right to the truth"...[p.310:]

7. "A boy who wont stand up for himself, becomes a man who can't up to anything"...[p.221:]

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't recovered from this yet and I read it 2 years ago. I can't bring myself to read his latest novel.

[Jello · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ooops. I ment this to be for the book "Kite Runner" and not this insight version.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! Couldn't put it down. Wonderfully written story with excellent detail and facts about life in modern Afghanistan.

[Gemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very moving!

[Inna K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Same as A Thousand Splendid Suns, I cried through the whole book and read it in one night. It made me feeling empty, couldn't read anything after that for a while. Good books often make you feel like that. The world is an unfair place but there is still hope for us. Assef made me wanna throw up and fight.

[Kiran Sheikh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book i would remommand to my clas fellow

[Lucas · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like this book, i didn't like the topic.

[Ruth Adele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow.. just wow

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartbreakingly good, this is the story of coming of age, loss of innocence, and the way we are shaped by our experiences. Very well written. Graphic in places.

[Mesut Bilgin · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing...

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just couldn't put this book down once i had started it. Very well written and i went though so many emotions.

[Dumber · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty good.

[Olivia James · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was written so well but was also just heavy and sad

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous book about living in a Muslim country without getting caught up in all...the...well....Muslim stuff.

[Char · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book but very sad.

[Ramya]

This is one of the best books i have read.. Very Touching. Better than the movie

[Inez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is amazing. I loved it, I couldn't put it down and to think that this story is not that far from reality. I do have one question, what did the red kite symbolize?

[Ellen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great holiday read, but not the most well written.

[Brandin Titanich · Rating 5 out of 5]

It gets dark fast.

[Cindy]

One of my favorites!

[Eudiamonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was interesting to read a different perspective of a familiar evil.

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very Painful