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May 28, 2017wyenotgo rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
A disappointing book because it lacked the very quality that its title implies. The two protagonists and their respective parents are weighed down by a series of tragedies from which they fail to recover fully and they fall prey to their personal inability to deal effectively with teenage angst. In the end, it's only the kites that are set free, not the boys themselves. Surely there are few topics as depressing to read about as a prolonged illness leading to inevitable death and a hopeless and self-delusional unrequited infatuation.