Critics

• Roberts


  "the novel puts a human face to the painful history of Afghanistan."
• Hower


  "Baba personifies all that is courageous".
• Amelia Hill


  "The Kite Runner is about the price of peace, both personal and political".
• Amelia Hill

  "...the personal struggle of ordinary people into [is melded into] the terrible

  historical sweep of a devastated country in a rich and soul-searching

  narrative."
• Maria Elena Caballero-Robb


  "showcasing the way that the deeds of childhood cast their shadows into

  adulthood."
• James O'Brien


  "It is this muddled, unbalanced and ultimately tragic relationship [Amir and

  Hassan] lies at the heart of The Kite Runner and echoes the betrayals and power shifts that begin to shape the country shortly after the story begins."
• James O'Brien


  "There are history lessons here; among the deepest of Afghanistan's wounds

  is the fact that its past has been largely obscured by its bloody present."