# The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini (2003)

**Verdict:** Stayed with me — It lodged, whether or not you'd inflict it on a friend.

**Who I'd hand it to:** Anyone who likes books

_ebook · finished 2026-09-15_

## Fingerprint

Positions between two named poles. Neither pole is the good end.

- Place: far toward "the place is the book"
- Moral weight: far toward "pressing a case"
- Cleverness: between "the form does the work" and "told straight"
- Lift: far toward "left me heavier"
- Friction: toward "reads itself"

## How it read

How much I wanted to keep reading, at each stage.

- Beginning: couldn’t stop
- Middle: couldn’t stop
- End: couldn’t stop
- Afterwards: rose (better in retrospect)

## Review

It was an epic journey, loosely, but still a quest. I fell in love with Afganistan and wept for their cultures because of the wars that they have experienced. Great book, loved the story.

Tags: afganistan, epic journey

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