Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

29 reviews

hammy_down's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

This book is a solid four. I do recommend it, but it isn’t one of my favorites. The book focuses on women written by a man. It is a little hard to connect to that. 
It is definitely heartbreaking and touching. You can feel it all. Great book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

evsbooks's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Rape

natalib's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

beautiful writing, insightful and very emotional

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Domestic abuse, War, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide

hot_water's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

nolwem's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

ninaaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Misogyny, and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, Grief, and Pregnancy

kmturpie1025's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Torture, Violence, War, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Murder, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Gaslighting, and Death

artsyvirgo's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.75

08/15/2021
very relavent with all that’s currently going on. it really makes it so you can better understand what the women and girls (and people in general) in Afghanistan are going through. would 100% recommend!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

qqjj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, War, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Abortion, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence