The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner Collection #1

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini
4.1 (90 ratings)
2013 · English · Paperback · 290 editions
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Soon to be a major Broadway stage production. Coming July 2022! The #1 New York Times bestselling novel beloved by millions of readers the world over. “A vivid and engaging story that reminds us how long his people [of Afghanistan] have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence—forces that continue to threaten them even today." –New York Times Book Review The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies. Since its publication in 2003 Kite Runner has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic of contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the career of one of America's most treasured writers.

Book Details

Format Paperback
Pages 371 pages
Language English
Published Mar 5, 2013
Publisher National Geographic Books
Editions 290 editions
ISBN-10 159463193X
ISBN-13 9781594631931

Genres

Romance Science Fiction Children’s Action & Adventure Historical Fiction History Poetry Contemporary

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Sketsa Gresik
Sketsa Gresik @sketsa.gresik

Saya berekspektasi tinggi waktu mau baca buku ini, dengan tagline "Worldwide Best Seller" nya, yg berarti setidaknya, bagi banyak orang, ini bukan buku yg mengecewakan (karena laris di seluruh dunia).

Tapi setelah membaca 100 halaman pertama, ternyata lumayan, lumayan membosankan. Ok mungkin setelah ada konflik nanti bakal seru.
Ternyata setelah kelar baca, momen seru dan menarik (seenggaknya bagi saya) itu gak muncul². Memang di beberapa bab ada bagian yg sedikit emosional, tapi malah di momen puncak yg harusnya epic malah jadi flat dan.. Begitu aja.

Premisnya nyeritain soal Amir, seorang anak orang kaya yg tinggal di Afghanistan, yg bersahabat dengan Hassan, anak pelayan di rumah Amir. Persahabatan mereka begitu dekat sampai ada 1 hal yg ngebuat.. Ah nanti spoiler. Silahkan baca sendiri, free di ipusnas, copyannya juga banyak.

Disini cuma ada 1 pov, yaitu Amir sebagai pov orang pertama.
Sebenernya buku ini dibilang jelek juga nggak, cuma gak sesuai ekspektasi saya aja ceritanya.

September 8th 2026
fdh
fdh @FDH

Simple tapi padat kena baca novel asal jugak utk lebyh mendalamKomik ni more kpada bait2 apa yg berlaku jaHuek

July 18th 2026
Brontee
Brontee @brontee

This book was only okay. I couldn't connect with any of the characters and I can't really explain why, but I just didn't like it that much. Khaled Hosseini's second book, [b:A Thousand Splendid Suns|128029|A Thousand Splendid Suns|Khaled Hosseini|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1345958969s/128029.jpg|3271379] was really good and he is a good writer but this story just wasn't for me.

September 30th 2025
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