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The Kite Runner
- Narrated by: Khaled Hosseini
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship and betrayal, and about the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, and the power of fathers over sons - their love, their sacrifices, and their lies. Written against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, The Kite Runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed. But through the devastation, Khaled Hosseini offers hope for redemption.
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"...powerful first novel...tells a story of fierce cruelty and fierce yet redeeming love." ( The New York Times)
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- debbie smith
- 13-02-20
Lovely story
Really enjoyable read, not very gritty as I’d imagined but a nice book. Would recommend
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- Sinead Collins
- 16-05-21
Wonderful
A wonderful book. It took me a few chapters to get used to the narrator's style but after that I was hooked.
Moving, happy, sad but just wonderful.
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- MEHMET ERGUZ
- 27-06-20
beautifully written book
beautifully written book. very touching and hard to put down. it got me in tears.
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- Sarah
- 04-12-21
More than a beautifully written story
So much more than a beautifully written story. It seemed a good time to read The Kite Runner and hearing the author read it made me feel as though I was being invited to see, hear and think about another place in another time. Thank you. Highly recommended.
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- Jonathan
- 25-08-19
excellent
Very good book with a great plot that made me continue yto listen. Well read by the author. Highly recommended.
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- Sarah Miles
- 23-10-17
Beautiful evocative and moving
Compelling, gripping and deeply moving. Quality storytelling at its best. I thoroughly enjoyed this for the story and its glimpse into Afghan culture.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-01-16
Better at x1.25 speed
I really wanted to like this book but it's taken me about a month to listen to the first 6 hours. However I recently read someone's review of the Audible app where they praised the ability to increase the play speed. I decided to give that a try (in all honesty in a desperate bid to get the book finished so I could move on) and found myself riveted for the last 6 hours of the book, finishing it in two days!
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- Ilona
- 05-03-19
Amazing story
It was recommend to me by a work colleague as one of the classic reads in UKs school, what a fantastic book for a school assignment.
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- Cosmin Costea
- 16-03-17
How wrong we are
This books shows us that there are good and bad people; and all of us in between. Impressive book for understanding Afghan's and human soul in general. Teaches you that nobody's perfect and you need to live with your choices; and make the best of your life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-03-16
Beautiful
Beautifully constructed story with huge depth of character. An emotive journey that is travelled as much as read.
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