Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

22 reviews

aisclaradm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Just an undeniably incredible read. Heartbreaking and awful to read, but so beautifully written and moving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, War, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Miscarriage

Minor: Infidelity

lorie266's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Ableism, Abortion, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Violence, War, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Infertility, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

greyys_libraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and War

Moderate: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

spencerjie's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

this book is, understandably, incredibly dark. taking place in war-torn Afghanistan, these personal stories get to the root of the effects of war, traditionalism, womanhood, religion, and so much more. gorgeous prose and insightful storytelling. i would be very cautious and cognizant that you are in a decent mental health space before you read this book because it is nothing short of brutal from beginning to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Vomit, Violence, and War

tahsintries's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Torture

studiouspoppy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

I didn’t particularly like the writing (although it was beautiful) and the story itself, which was very hard to read. The characters were so lovable and it was really sad to read every hard and terrible thing they suffered. It’s a book that I’ll probably remember forever, even if it’s not the most fun or beautiful book I’ve read, because it made me think and it affected me so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, War, Violence, Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Child death

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Death, Confinement, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

emitori's review

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion and Ableism

hammy_down's review

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

rc_1991_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

Very emotional read about female solidarity, misogyny and the search for redemption and life's meaning. Found the two female protagonist perspectives to be highly convincing and engaging and shed many tears towards the end! A challenging read which is made all the more emotionally harrowing given Kabul's current conflicts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Infidelity

eunoia11's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Death of parent, and Ableism

Moderate: Confinement and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, and Vomit