The Kite Runner Review

    The Kite Runner evoked some of my happiest and saddest feelings with the story of a young boy named Amir who was searching for ways to earn the respect of his father. Amir struggles with standing up for himself along with searching for a way to repent the sins he created as a child.
   The beginning of the book explains how Amir felt about Hassan and how his father Baba became the man he was however, it took me a while to actually become interested in the story. I felt as though the first hundred pages or so became somewhat repetitive when all it seemed to do was explain the faults and fears Amir had over and over again. For a long time it never even scratched the surface of how the main character was going to overcome his faults. Of course though the main character does overcome his greatest fears but I thought the author took much to long to actually get to that point.
    The book started to get interesting when Amir and Baba ended up in America when Amir starts to bury his past however Baba seeks to regain it. The contrast of the two characters played an interesting part because their differences actually brought them together little by little. In Afghanistan Baba was the character who continuously seemed to be on the rise however when they escaped to America the tables turned and Amir began to grow. I finally started to really enjoy the piece when this occurred since it brought out the change in Amir that I had been waiting for the entire novel.
    Nearing the end when Amir travels back to Kabul I believe the book took a dramatic change that  encompassed the reader's innermost feelings. The author utilizes Amir's life long struggle to finally bring him back to Afghanistan so he may finally face his fears and his faults head on. What I enjoyed about this section is that Amir comes back thinking he will repay Hassan by easily finding his son and placing him in a safe orphanage however instead he ends up repaying himself as well while enduring torture and intense pain.
    Overall, I thought the Kite Runner was a fascinating story and although it took awhile to get to the point, it was worth it because the point it lead to was so strong and life changing and that made up for the slower parts of the book.