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Title: Over-rated
Review: Overcome by the hype, and the fact that The Kite Runner was on the NYT's best seller list for so long, I started reading it. I must admit, I really enjoyed the first few chapters. I found the book was well-written, and the characters were clearly developed. What I particularly found interesting was the description of Afghanistan prior to the Soviet invasion. But about a quarter way through the book, the plot started becoming predictable and the prose started wearing thin. I was also becoming confused. I wasn't quite sure what statements the author was trying to make. Perhaps the book was longer than it should have been. Why was it successful? Maybe its success is a result of the politics the book represents rather than its value as fiction. In closing, it reminded me of the types of novels we had to read in high school English classes.
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