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Captivating, Powerful and Definitely Memorable! Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner" deals with childhood friends Amir and Hassan who grew up together in Afghanistan during the seventies. Both had very different family background; Amir, the only son of a rich and powerful businessman while Hassan's father was a servant in Amir's family. Both Amir and Hassan spent most of their free time together despite having very different personalities. Amir, was cowardly while Hassan was brave as well as having unquestionable loyalty for Amir. However, one incident changed the course of their lives forever. It was also during that incident that Amir betrayed Hassan and Amir would regret it for the rest of his life. Behind the storyline was the setting of Afghanistan before the Russian took over as well as during the Taliban's reign. This was one of the most captivating book I have ever read. The author is able to draw his readers into the story with his writing. The characters in "The Kite Runner" are definitely memorable. It almost seems like you know them personally. In addition, the author touched on many themes here; friendship, betrayal, relationships as well as redemption which makes the book such a delight to read. I highly recommend this book!