Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

88 reviews

ellie_gonzalez's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, War, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Forced institutionalization, and Alcoholism

phantomsparrow's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I gave the book water damage with my tears

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, War, Medical content, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Rape

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Abortion

saharii's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Will never stop recommending this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abortion, Sexual assault, and War

d_endresen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A beautiful and heartbreaking story. A little hard to get through because of the language barrier./translations, but I think it helped that I listened to it as an audiobook. The narrator had a middle eastern accent and explained the terminology. It was a detailed insight into the extreme realities of the lives of some if not many afghani women living in worn torn areas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Suicide, Abortion, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement

dylly_russell's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and War

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic relationship, and Racism

kart_mac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, and Abandonment

saoirsha_leabharlann's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

another beautiful Khaled Hosseini book. Such a devastating story that probably hits close to home for a lot of Afghan refugees. It's fictional, yet historical and informative.
His writing never ceases to bring your emotions to the surface.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, War, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual violence and Abortion

sknappy1's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, War, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexism, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death, Violence, Infertility, Confinement, Child death, Bullying, Death of parent, Colonisation, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, Rape, and Sexual content

emjames22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The last sentence of this book gave me chills. A beautiful piece of historical  fiction, I can’t recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and War

Minor: Abortion and Sexual content

wuasti's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Death, Rape, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Trafficking, and Miscarriage

Minor: Alcoholism