Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

290 reviews

kitkat99's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Death, Domestic abuse, War, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Infidelity, Child death, and Rape

uhohzmia's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: War, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Rape

Minor: Torture, Pedophilia, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Murder

narcisa's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

It's a bit harsh. Although it conveys the truth, it is hard to accept it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death, Rape, War, Murder, Suicide, Racism, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

captnmorgan's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, War, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Miscarriage, Gun violence, and Suicide

kart_mac's review

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

hannah_beth_charles's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Murder, Grief, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gun violence, War, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Torture, and Infertility

lenalenalenalee's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Heart breaking story. Loved the duo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Domestic abuse, War, Suicide, Infertility, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

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

almaashussain's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

What a wonderful read. Many sad moments, but ultimately a satisfying ending. Understand the pashto and farsi words without needing a translation is so rewarding. Definitely a compelling and fulfilling read for us brown muslims!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Torture, Sexual violence, Suicide, and War

anh_read's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexism, War, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual content