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Title: Five stars just isn't enough
Review: The Kite Runner must be one of the best books ever written. The five-star rating simply doesn't give it full credit. The heartbreaking story is told with intelligence and sincerity. Hosseini pulls no punches when telling the story of a boy growing up in Afghanistan. The story is totally believable and brutally honest. We see pre-Taliban Afghanistan from the eyes of a boy and through those eyes we see the extreme inequality between the Pashtuns and the Hazaras. On his return as a grown man, we see life in Afghanistan with the Taliban and experience the fear, horror and helplessness of its people. Refreshingly, Hosseini's portrayal of the boy/man is realistic in that he is no angel, just a human being with good and bad characteristics. Overall, a deeply moving and insightful story.
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