Khaled Hosseini is slow to entice the reader with The Kite Runner.
He indelicately explores social divide and it's power to prevent beautiful friendships and destroy strong ones.
The main character Amir is hard to take in points but the story of Afghanistan in the 70's is warming and makes it worth reading.

When I started reading this book for an assignment in college, it took me at least three times to actually pick it up and read it. When I was finally forced by a deadline to pick it up and read it in its entirety , it was a very slow read. I did enjoy the Afghani history that was weaved into the story, but Amir was so unlikable, and its really hard to get into a book when you almost hate the main character. I can appreciate the novel for the points it was trying to get across, but if I had the choice , I wouldn't of read it. I could of just researched Afghanistan's history and left Amir out of it. The only reason I am giving it two stars is because I enjoyed the vision of how the writer described Afghanistan before it became what it is today, that was the only part of the book that peaked my interest.