Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Vânătorii de zmeie by Khaled Hosseini

493 reviews

hobio's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I HATE YOU ASSEF 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol

if you hate your life then this is for you

zoejulvecourt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

cynbee's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kyliebloch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

clelejaleo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

Dieses Buch ist extrem gut geschrieben und unglaublich schön erzählt. Es erzählt eine ernste und teilweise sehr schwer zu ertragende Geschichte, in der nur ab und zu kleine Lichtblicke zu erkennen sind.

Da ich mich persönlich aber ziemlich schwer damit getan und mich teils sehr zum Weiterhören motivieren musste, gebe ich dem Buch nun dennoch nur 3.75 Sterne, obwohl ich es prinzipiell sehr gut geschrieben finde.

Anfangs hatte ich persönlich Probleme damit, dass der Protagonist zwar eine komplex geschriebene Figur ist und das sehr bewundernswert ist, ich ihn als Kind aber gleichzeitig auch unglaublich unsympathisch fand. Danach ist die Stimmung des Buches konstant sehr drückend und ich habe sehr mit den Figuren mitgelitten. Gut geschrieben, tolle Geschichte, aber für mich persönlich ein wenig anstrengend.

Vielleicht wäre es mir aber auch anders gegangen, hätte ich es selbst gelesen und nicht als Hörbuch gehört, da ich dies eigentlich eher selten tue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tkivinen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

Read this in under 3 days. A very captivating story, although some parts of the story felt a bit overly coincidental or tragic.

Hosseini is an amazing storyteller and although I've never visited the Middle East he managed to paint a lively picture of past and present Afghanistan.

Will definitely read his other books too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture

ralexalex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

2.0

This started great but then it became so melodramatic for no reason. I ended up hating Amir and his plot armor; everyone around him keeps suffering so that he can learn "a lesson" and yet he never does!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: War

sowall's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Rating this book was a bit difficult. 

On the one hand, Amir is a fairly static character who is also a little bit of a shithead.

On the other hand, maybe that’s the point. 

Aside from my qualms about Amir as a character, I loved this book. The first third wasn’t very engaging, but the rest? I was hooked.

Hosseini paints a picture of Afghanistan like we’ve never seen before, and he deepens the reader’s understanding of the ongoing humanitarian crisis there.

This is a wonderful book, it really is. Heartbreaking and devastating, but wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

astronautin's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Medical content

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Drug use and Miscarriage