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The following links include book reviews from newspapers and web sites as well as reading guides.
Free Internet Resources:
Blais, Jacqueline. "Afghan 'Kite Runner' soars to great heights. (LIFE)." USA Today 7 Oct. 2004: 06D. Accessed 28 July, 2006http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/USATODAY/2004/10/07/598038?ba=a&bi=0&bp=7
Bond, Sue. Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Asian Review of Books on the Web 19 July 2003. Accessed 27 July 2006
http://www.asianreviewofbooks.com/arb/article.php?article=263
Hill, Amelia. "An Afghan Hounded by his Past." Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Guardian Unlimited Books. 7 Sept. 2003. Accessed 27 June 2006
http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,6121,1036891,00.html#article_continue
Hower, Edward. “The Kite Runner”. Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. New York Times Book Review 3 Aug. 2003: 4. Accessed 28 July 2006
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9504E0DF123FF930A3575BC0A9659C8B63
"Kite Runner, The." Literary Cavalcade Jan. 2005: 12-17. Accessed 28 July, 2006 http://teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/cavalcade/pdf/jan2005/literature_kite_runner_p12_p17.pdf
Kipen, David. "Pulled by the past an immigrant returns to Kabul in Bay area: Author's first novel." Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. San Francisco Chronicle 8 June 2003: M1. Accessed 27 June 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/06/08/RV24780.DTL
Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. ReadingGroupsGuide.com. Fitzgerald, Carol (Website Founder). Accessed 27 June, 2006.
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/kite_runner1.asp
Whipple, Mary. “The Kite Runner”. Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. MostlyFiction.com. 6 June 2003. Accessed 28 July 2006
http://www.mostlyfiction.com/world/hosseini.htm
Wilson, Craig. "Kite Runner' Catches the Wind. (LIFE)." USA Today 19 Apr. 2005: 01D. Accessed 27 June 2006
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2005-04-18-kite-runner_x.htm
Periodical Articles:
Adams, Michael. "The Kite Runner." Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Library Journal 15 Nov. 2003: 114.
Algoo-Baksh, Stella. "Ghosts of the Past." Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Canadian Literature. Spring 2005: 143.
Katsoulis, Melissa. “Kites of Passage; New Fiction." Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Times (London, England) 30 Aug. 2003: 17. Custom Newspapers. Thomson Gale. Syracuse University Library. 27 June 2006
Noor, Ronny. "Afghanistan: The Kite Runner." Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. World Literature Today Sep.-Dec. 2004: 148. Proquest Research Library. Proquest. Syracuse University Library. 27 June 2006
Rev. of The Kite Runner. by Khaled Hosseini. Kirkus Reviews 1 May 2003: 630(1). Expanded Academic ASAP. Thomson Gale. Syracuse University Library. 27 June 2006
Smith, Sarah. "From Harelip to Slip Up: A Few Too Many Parallels Let Down a Promising Debut.” Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Guardian (London, England) 4 Oct. 2003: 27. Custom Newspapers. Thomson Gale. Syracuse University Library. 26 June 2006
Stuhr, Rebecca. Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Library Journal 15 Apr. 2003: 122. Proquest Research Library. Proquest. Syracuse University Library. 27 June 2006
Zaleski, Jeff. "The Kite Runner." Rev. of The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Publishers Weekly 12 May 2003: 43. Proquest ABI/INFORM Global. Proquest. Syracuse University Library. 27 June 2006