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Interviews | December 15, 2009

The Powells.com Interview with Eoin Colfer

3 comments By Jill Owens

Eoin Colfer is best known for his bestselling Artemis Fowl series, which inspires fanatical devotion in its fans. Entertainment Weekly raved: "The... Continue »

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   And Another Thing... (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #6)

   Eoin Colfer

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Cathy from Olympia, Washington, November 7, 2006

Not an easy read, but a book that should definitely be read. Amir struggles from childhood to win his father's approval, and finds himself envying Hassan, his childhood companion and the son of the family servant. The title comes from the running of the kites, a favorite past-time in Iraq. The kites are fighting kites with glass-reinforced string to allow the kite fliers to cut down his competitors' kites, and the kite runners literally run after the cut-down kites and claim them as a prize. Amir is a talented kite flier/fighter, and Hassan is the best kite runner in the region...

What made the novel hardest for me to read is the violence-- a neighborhood bully who delights in using brass knuckles on his victims. Violence from the hated and feareded Russian soldiers, and the even worse violence perpetuated by the Taliban... Hard as parts of the book were for me, I still recommend reading the Kite Runner.

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