Does anyone know if "The Kite Runner" is a good book? Need summer reading advice?

Question

i have to choose a book to read for school, and i sarted the kite runner. it's really depressing though, and i wanted to know if one of these books is better:
here are the choices:
The Accidental Tourist
Bel Canto
Cry the Beloved Country
East of Eden
Jane Eyre
The Bone Setter's Daughter
like water for chocolate
my antonia
native son
the power of one
slaughterhouse five
wuthering heights
bless me. ultima
the kown world
crime and punishment
the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay
the bean trees
a farewell to arms

Answer 1

What a shame you do not like the Kite Runner, I foiund it a very uplifting book.

However, if you just do not enjoy it, an alternative book will depend a lot on your own tastes.

Of those you list, most are fairly serious books. If you want some lighter holiday reading, I would suggest The Accidental Tourist or Like Water For Chocolate.

Of the two, The Accidental Tourist is the most light hearted, in fact it is perfect holiday reading :-)

Answer 2

Most of these are classics and most are sort of negative too.. So I would say go with A Farewell To Arms....

The Kite Runner is suppose to be very good......

Answer 3

Please try to finish the Kite Runner. It was a very powerful, and yes sometimes depressing, book. But well worth the read. Most of the books you have listed in your question are decent reads.

Answer 4

a lot of these are emotional, but "cry the beloved country" and "the power of one" are really good. in fact, i borrowed the latter from ym ex before we broke up and when we did the awkward return of each others stuff, all he wanted was the book.