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  <title><![CDATA[Khaled Hosseini Limited Edition Box Set: The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns Signed Limited Edition]]></title>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 05 07:42:19 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 05 07:45:32 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved both books with all my heart!  Both reads are quite psychological from the point of view of several characters within each story.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 13 04:21:42 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 13 04:25:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read the hard-backed version I borrowed from the library. Though painful to absorb its stories of cruelty to ordinary people from oppressive regimes, I appreciated the personal story of guilt and the search for forgiveness.  Also insightful, is the view of the Afghan immigrant in northern Californ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46218616">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 16 21:41:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 16 21:47:27 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had mixed feelings about The Kite Runner. It tells the story of two best friends, and the aftermath of a horrible incident with one. While the book is very well written and provides some insight into the history of Afghanistan, the main character inspires no sympathy, and is a very training readin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22412112">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21923027">
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  <date_added>Fri May 09 08:11:05 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 10 06:27:14 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Kite Runner:<br/>Its one of the best books I have read. Not that I have read too many.Nevertheless, i would still like to share my opinion of the book. There are so many aspects that I really liked about this one. I am touched by Hassan's innocent, undoubting faith in his best friend Amir. 'A t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21923027">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61030607">
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 24 23:29:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 24 23:30:49 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Finished Kite Runner.  Brutally sad, but loved it.  I'm in the middle of Thousand Suns and feeling the same way.]]></body>
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    <review id="43935869">
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 22 09:36:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 22 09:36:58 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Both books were fantastic but I still think about A Thousand Splendid Suns on occasion.]]></body>
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    <review id="42485427">
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 09 12:39:38 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 09 12:41:31 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This author has a marvelous way with language.  Powerful story wonderfully told.]]></body>
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    <review id="39328532">
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  <date_added>Thu Dec 04 17:32:10 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 04 17:34:29 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Kite Runner was a wonderful book about coming of age, friendship, and responsibility.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39328532]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="35548233">
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    <name><![CDATA[Anna]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who want to better understand recent history in Afghanistan]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Oct 17 08:49:00 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 17 09:00:37 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>once</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I liked both books.  Not only were they fascinating stories of people in Afghanistan, but they also gave me a better understanding of their recent history.  I liked The Kite Runner because of the way it went back and forth from Afghanistan to the Bay Area.  My favorite was A Thousand Splendid Suns. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35548233">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61006275">
    <user id="2374072">
    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 24 19:32:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 24 19:32:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked A Thousand Splendid Suns..........amazing.  It was much better than Kite Runner.]]></body>
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    <review id="42992764">
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    <name><![CDATA[Danette]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Windhoek, 21, Namibia]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 14 00:24:26 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 14 00:25:11 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed this story!!!  What an imagination.  Quite sad though.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42992764]]></url>
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    <review id="71989220">
    <user id="2757565">
    <name><![CDATA[Tanya]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Los Angeles, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 21 09:01:27 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 21 09:02:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[excellent book. I liked his 2nd book &quot; Thousand splendid suns&quot; even better.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71989220]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="55663040">
    <user id="2298667">
    <name><![CDATA[Kendra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon May 11 08:02:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon May 11 08:32:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book made me angry , I can't believe how women can be treated.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55663040]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39309892">
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    <name><![CDATA[Shari]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Dec 04 13:26:55 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 04 13:26:55 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The Kite Runner by Khaled  Hosseini (2004)]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39309892]]></url>
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    <review id="72796304">
    <user id="2765302">
    <name><![CDATA[Crenninger]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Reading, PA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 28 13:01:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 28 13:01:55 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the best book I've ever read.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72796304]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="65859804">
    <user id="2303214">
    <name><![CDATA[Hasan]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Aug 02 07:53:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 02 07:54:21 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[it is really nice, inspirational book]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65859804]]></url>
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    <review id="43799655">
    <user id="1922248">
    <name><![CDATA[Shomari]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 21 06:40:17 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 21 06:41:00 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Read both Loved both]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43799655]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42537244">
    <user id="1876318">
    <name><![CDATA[Elyse]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Jan 09 21:31:27 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[both are amazing!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42537244]]></url>
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    <review id="53334652">
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    <name><![CDATA[Wanjiku]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Nairobi, 05, Kenya]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 20 08:25:27 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 20 08:27:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Its a work of art!]]></body>
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    <review id="20485472">
    <user id="923147">
    <name><![CDATA[Carli]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Happy Valley, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 18 14:54:57 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Apr 18 14:57:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an amazing story that is a real eye-opener about how women are treated by extreme orthodox Islamists.  Both books made me appreciate the freedoms we enjoy here in America and feel grateful for the life I live.  Both books are very well written, but I feel more connected to A thousand Splendi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20485472">more...</a>]]></body>
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