The Kite Runner, as its name suggests, tells us the story of two men, half-brothers in their relationship, Amir, a legal, legitimate heir to his father, and Hassan, born to the wife of a friend of his father. Amir, unaware of this relationship with Hassan, becomes jealous when he discovers that his father’s love for Hassan is greater than his own. Amir’s and Hassan are two sides of a coin in their characteristics. Amir never mentions Hassan as his friend although it was not the same with Hassan.

Amir finds his father’s favor after winning a kite-flying competition. After the competition, Amir can’t bring himself to fight for Hassan and only manages to witness Aseef and her friends sexually abuse him around the corner. Amir, though guilty, unable to stand up to Hassan for his cowardice, plots a robbery and forces Hassan to be thrown out of the servants’ quarters.

The story takes a turn when turmoil hits Afghanistan forcing Amir and his father to move to Pakistan and then to the United States. Time passes, Amir graduates, chooses to be a writer, falls in love and gets married but has no children. The death of his father and a call from his homeland from one of his father’s long lost friends, Raheem Khan, brings him to his homeland to repent for his sins.

He finds out that Hassan is his half brother and Hassan doesn’t know it. Raheem Khan realizes that he was searching for Hassan for a long time and convinces him to take care of Amir’s estate but due to Taliban invasion, Hassan and his wife lose their lives and their son is saved and sent to an orphanage. Hassan leaves Amir a letter that touches Amir. Raheem Khan discovers the truth behind sending Hassan away and helps Amir realize that it was time to atone for his sins and that the only way he could repent was by adopting his only living lineage, Sorab.

Amir confronts his childhood enemy Aseef and saves Sorab from his clutches. Amir finds it difficult to handle Sorab. He also likes that his father is a victim of sexual abuse, he is afraid to return to the orphanage. Sorab finds out that he may have to stay at the orphanage until legal adoption proceedings are completed. The mere idea of ​​staying in the orphanage instills fear of being sexually abused again.

Amir becomes sleepless, worried about Sorab. He finally gets good news from his wife that they could adopt Sorab for humanitarian reasons and they wouldn’t have to fight a legal battle over it. They take Sorab with them to California. All hopes of reviving the spirits in Sorab do not help open and he remains calm. He doesn’t live the dreams of Amir and his wife.

Things turn around for Sorab when Amir brings a smile to Sorab’s face by showing off his kite-flying skills and reciting memories of the good times he and Hassan shared as a kite racer.

The book is a must read and tells us the history of Afghanistan, its turbulent times, historical events and the lives of men and women in society.