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Title: Gimme a break
Review: Unfortunately, I have a terrible habit of being unable to leave a book unfinished. This was especially painful with The Kite Runner, a gift from my inlaws. Though I enjoyed the timeliness of the cultural content, and the perspective of an immigrant Afghani, I was horrified at the quality of the writing. I am even more horrified at the number of people who believe that this is good writing.Stock characters, unbelievable plot turns, and pure melodrama populate this novel. I groaned audibly every time a came across another cliche (every ten pages or so), and couldn't even connect with the the caricatures that passed for characters. The second half was definitely more enjoyable (in the pulp fiction sense), but by that time I had accepted what I would need to endure to get to the end.All that said, I liked the ending. I expected the melodrama to continue, but it was surprisingly even-handed. Or maybe I was just glad it was over.
