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The Kite Runner
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I was excited about reading this book due to all the good things I had heard about it. However, once I started reading I realized that this was a big mistake. The book had so much of what I like to call "fluff," just useless information. It took about 14 chapters of this fluff for the author to bring the reader to the climax of the whole book, which lasted for about a chapter or two.
The writing in itself was just very flat. The characters lacked emotions and seemed a bit bland to me. Another pr ...more
The writing in itself was just very flat. The characters lacked emotions and seemed a bit bland to me. Another pr ...more

It took a lot of work and stamina to get into this book. The beginning just dragged and dragged. After about page 70 something I was finally hooked into the story and had to know what happens. A lot of characters and a few unreal gadgets and circumstances, too many characters, but a good read when you finally get into the story.

Slow start but I am at a point where I don't want to put it down.
I loved this book and have finished the second one,waiting on the third from the library waiting list. ...more
I loved this book and have finished the second one,waiting on the third from the library waiting list. ...more

I think this is one of the worst books I've ever read. The translation was awful and the plot weak.
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