Book Review: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Contains Spoilers)

Hey guys! So I've been finished with the Kite Runner for a while now, but I haven't had time to review it because times are difficult, and I'm probably going to be away from blogging for a few days, because after spring break, I go straight to finals. I also have finished reading The Darkest Minds, and The House of Dark Shadows, which I will review after finals. Or when I can. Until then enjoy!

What Happens:
A man named Amir, recalls an event that happened 26 years ago, when he was a boy in Afghanistan, and it's about how this event is what made him the man he is today. Before this event, Amir lives in a nice home in Kabul, Afghanistan, with his father, Baba, his servant Ali and his son Hassan, who are Hazaras, a ethnic minority. Baba's close friend Rahim Khan is also often around. The Afghanistan's kind is overthrown, things begin to happen. One day Amir and Hassan are encountered with Assef and his gang. Assef
This story skips to winter when the kite running tournament occurs. Amir wins the tournament, and Hassan runs the kite for him. When Amir notices that Hassan has been gone for a while, he goes searching for him. He finds him pushed against a wall in an alley, with his pants down, being raped by Assef. Amir runs away, and when Hassan comes back with the kite, he pretends he didn't see anything.
After that event Hassan and Amir begin to drift apart, and Amir, feeling guilty, decides that either he or Hassan must leave. He stuffs money, and a watch under Hassan's pillow, and tells Baba that Hassan stole it. Hassan says he did steal it, even though he know he didn't. Shortly after Ali and Hassan leave.
In March of 1981, Baba and Amir are in the back of a truck, escaping from Kabul, which has been invaded by the Soviets. After a hell of a journey, they end up in Pakistan, and decide to go to Fremont, California. There they see one of Baba's ond friends, General Taheri. Amir notices the General's daughter, Soraya, and goes to talk to her. When he talks to her, the General tells him there's a proper way of doing this. Shortly after, Baba is diagnosed with lung cancer. Amir then asks Soraya if she wants to marry him, and everyone agrees to it. A month later, Baba passes away. Amir and Soraya try to have children, but they can never accomplish that. Amir works on his writing career.
Rahim Khan calls Amir, he's sick, and he tells him to come to Pakistan. A week later, Amir arrives in Pakistan and Rahim tells him about the horrible war going on in Kabul. Rahim needs to ask Amir a favor, but first he tells him about Hassan (my bae). When Amir and Baba left Kabul, Rahim stayed and watched their house. Out of loneliness, he decided to go and find Hassan. He convinces Hassan, and his wife to come and live in their house. A few years later, Rahim comes back to Pakistan and finds out that Hassan, and his wife were shot, and their son Sohrab was sent to an orphanage.
 Rahim Khan wants Amir to go to Kabul and bring Sohrab back to Pakistan, where a couple lives that will take care of him. He tells Amir that Baba was Hassan’s father, and Amir agrees to do it. In Afghanistan, Amir finds the orphanage where Sohrab is supposed to be, but he is not there. The orphanage director says a Taliban official took Sohrab a month earlier. If Amir wants to find the official, he will be at the soccer stadium during the game the next day. Amir goes to the game, and at half-time, the Taliban put a man and a woman in holes in the ground and the official Amir is looking for stones them to death. Through one of the Taliban guards, Amir sets up a meeting with the official.When they meet, Amir tells the official he is looking for a boy, Sohrab, and the official tells the guards to bring the boy in. Sohrab is wearing a blue silk outfit and mascara, making him appear more feminine and suggesting that the men sexually abuse him. The official says something Amir recognizes, and suddenly Amir realizes the official is Assef. Assef says he wants to settle some unfinished business. He beats Amir with brass knuckles, breaking Amir’s ribs and splitting his lip. Sohrab threatens Assef with his slingshot, and when Assef lunges at him, Sohrab shoots him in the eye, allowing Amir and Sohrab to escape. As Amir recovers in the hospital, he finds out there never was a couple that could care for Sohrab. Amir asks Sohrab to live with him in the U.S., and Sohrab accepts.
The adoption officials tell Amir that adopting Sohrab will be impossible since he can’t prove Sohrab’s parents are dead, and Amir tells Sohrab he may have to go back to an orphanage. Amir and Soraya figure out a way to get Sohrab to the U.S., but before they can tell Sohrab, Sohrab tries to kill himself. He lives, but he stops speaking entirely. Even after they bring Sohrab to California, Sohrab remains withdrawn. One day, they go to a park with other Afghans. People are flying kites. Amir buys one and gets Sohrab to fly it with him. They spot another kite and battle it. Using one of Hassan’s favorite tricks, they win. Sohrab smiles, and as the losing kite flies loose, Amir sets off to run it for Sohrab.

My Opinion:

I cried. I just cried, not only because it was an amazing story, but the writing was beautiful. After a few chapters I did not want to put the book down. I loved this book. After I read 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' I 
just had to find this book. These books were the same writing style, which made it easier to understand.

Favorite Part:

At the end when Amir runs the kite for Sohrab and he smiles just a tiny bit. And of course he says the line 'For you a thousand times over.' That line killed me every single freakin' time! I also like the fight scene between Amir and Assef at the end.

Conclusion:

You guys should definitely read it. I believe you would enjoy it. Well if you like bawling your eyes out, of course.

Bonus (Reaction Gif):

Me when Hassan died

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