Review Book “THE KITE RUNNER”

Name : Ayu Anggrini Kambuna

Student’s ID : 40300116114
Class : AG 5

Book Title : THE KITE RUNNER

Author : KHALED HOSEINI
Thick Book : Two Hundred and Six pages
Book Type : Drama Novel
Book Dimension ( P x L) :-
No. ISBN : 979-3269-75-7
Price : Gremedia Rp. 69.000
BukuKita.com Rp. 58.650

Novel by Khaled Hoseini. An author Afghanistan seems to be in a heavy

yearning when writing his book. That’s what I got after reading this novel.
Sometimes using beautiful words words along with beautiful poetry and expression
of feelings. This story signifies a longing. What is the yearning in this story? That
is a Kite Game. Of course the game that many children enjoy around the world.
The author uses the Kite that is general in his story, raised the story of the
friendship of two different caste children. In the life of mensi telling about
friendship of sincerity, loyalty, devotion, bitterness, betrayal, and all that is told two
figures Amir and Hassan who become the story character of this novel.
SYNOPSIS
I had one last chance to make a decision, to determine what I was going to
be. I could walk into the alley, defend Hassan and accept anything that might befall
me. Or I can run away. Finally I ran away
The Kite Runner is a powerful story of brotherhood, compassion, betrayal,
and suffering. Khaled Hoseini briliantly present other sides of Afghanistan, a
beautiful country that still saves so much injured.
 The Kite Runner tells of two companions named Amir and Hassan. Amir
was a son of Ras Pashtun (a revered race in Afghanistan at the time). His father was
Agha Sahib, a wealthy widower. Hassan was just a servant’s son. Hassan father was
Ali and he was a servant at Agha Sahib’s house. Hassan is a descendant of Ras
Hazara. Amir and Hassan live in Kabul Afghanistan and at that time was an era of
fighting between tha Taliban and Russia. Amir and Hassan always play together.
Where they live, there is a boy named Assef who has a sexual disorder and likes to
torture a boy.
One day Assef wanted to harm Amir, but Hassan saved Amir bravely. He
fired a slingshot into Assef eyes. Assef roared in pain and promised to repay the
act. Hassan is faithful to follow wherever Amir goes, even he is also always trying
to protect Amir from Assef attacks. On Hassan birthday, Amir rewards a Kite to
Hassan. Hassan was very happy to receive the prize and he also promised to teach
Amir to Kite. Amir can not paly Kite player, thanks to the teaching of Hassan, Amir
can play Kite very well. Even when there was a local game of Kite playing, Amir
won it. As Hassan went to take Amir Kite that fell somewhere, Assef followed him
and managed to get Hassan who was alone in a quiet alley. At the moment, Assef
committed sexual violence to Hassan. Actually at the time of the incident, Amir
saw it. But the decides to run away and not help his friend, Hassan, who has been
willing to do anything for him. Since that incident, Amir has moved away from
Hassan and done anything to make Hassan go away from himself. It was at this
point that Amir slandered that Hassan had stolen his watch. As a result of that
incident, Ali, Hassan father decided not to work for the Agha Sahb family. A few
years later, there was a massive invasion by Russia whivh made Agha Sahib and
Amir have to flee to America. In America, Amir finished his education and become
a novelist. Amir the maerried a womwn named Soraya, who is a princess General
named Taheri. Later, after the death of Agha Sahib, Amir father.
Amir suddenly got a letter from Rahim Khan, who was a co-worker and a
good friend of his father. Rahim Khan told Amir go to Pakistan to meet him. After
arriving in Pakistan, Rahim Khan told Amir everything. Rahim Khan told Amir that
Hassan was actuallty his stepbrother. That’s when Amir wants to see Hassan again.
But Hassan has died with his wifw, Farzana. They were killed by the Taliban
executioner. Amir intend’s to return to Afghanistan to help Hassan son Sohrab. By
all means and expend his whole life in the face of Assef, Amir managed to free
Sohrab and bring him to America. He raised Sohrab as his son and triend to fullfill
his every wish, to repay the kidness of his friend, who was none other than Sohrab
father, in the past.
“This novel also provides knowledge to readers about the political conflict
that occurred in Afghanistan, especially about the difference between the caste of
Sunnis and Siite.”