Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

127 reviews

ienbdri's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, War, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Violence

jen_nnn's review against another edition

emotional informative tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Cancer, Racism, Rape, and Suicide attempt

rileydobereading's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, Bullying, War, Cursing, Child death, Cancer, Trafficking, and Infertility

Minor: Racial slurs and Alcohol

hellothereforeitsalex's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The story is skilfully crafted, it covers a large period of time and hits you at every turn. Rolling through the loss of innocence, the full spectrum of emotion guilt, loss and everything else. It covers the conflict in Afghanistan from the eyes of one of its people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Genocide, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Classism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, War, and Violence

theemster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Watch the trigger warnings, this one is heavy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Genocide, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture

karlin0336's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

Yep.  This book is absolutely devastating.  ☹️

The writing was so good, the characters were amazing, and the historical part of the book was facinating.  The story was just as sad as everyone says it is. A few chapters in particular were hitting me very hard --- expect to cry while reading this.

Fair warning: there is quite a bit of cursing, some intense violence, and very difficult topics are dealt with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt, Cursing, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Racism, and War

Minor: Infertility, Genocide, and Mental illness

shiftycow1313's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-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: Bullying, Death, War, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Police brutality, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Grief, Animal death, Racism, Child abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Rape, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Infertility, Ableism, Classism, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Genocide, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

rainerasnic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, War, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Bullying, Genocide, Infertility, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death and Abandonment

marieh_reads'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Antisemitism and War

Minor: Cancer, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, and Infertility

hedyharper's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Cancer, Racism, Infertility, Death of parent, Medical content, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Infertility, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Ableism

Minor: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Confinement, Vomit, and Pregnancy