Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

67 reviews

niicekid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book had me in tears over the last few chapters. I couldn't stop crying. The tears kept rolling down my face. Tears of joy and sadness. It's painful to read how you can not turn back time and change faith. But it's miraculous to see the effect powerful words of unconditional love have on a human being. As broken as they may be, to feel the forgiveness and the reconciliation deep within your heart, that is what eases all the baggage that they dragged alongside them. It washes away the heaviness of the pain into a state where the pain evolves into fortitude. 

This for me is a masterpiece that tells a story of a world that is so otherly than what we know. We could not imagine the atrocities these people have to endure every single day. It's a story we read, that's moves us to tears and fuels the rage inside of us. To realise that all the thing you read is a horrible reality that people ought to live every day.

This book is amazing in bringing perspective in a complicated subject like this one. To shine light on the different aspects that play a role in the lives of the people that where born and raised in a country where freedom is something very fragile. Where you as a woman are denigrated, mistreated and kept small. Stripped from everything form of individuality. Wich for men in a world like that is also something that is hard to go up against. It's a world where you are expected to fulfill your duties to the best of your ability. 

I think it's important to read this book because it's an subject that unfortunately is still very relevant. I don't think many people care to read more into the subject at all and just have there prejudices about people fleeing there motherland. It's the violance they see in the news that passed their judgement. Not all the sorrow and the abuse these people had to endure.

And to all the people living this story; You are resilient, strong and so courageous. That you all get to live the lives we so blatantly take for granted and get the blessings you wish for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abortion, Medical content, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

onceuponanerd's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

i'm impressed by his writing style as always. and the plot—to begin with—is easy to follow yet so intriguing. let alone the two main characters which was portrayed as a vulnerable and strong at the same time. i'm truly under Khaled Hosseini's writing style! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

shruti21's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and War

daisyyy07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abandonment, Miscarriage, and Sexual content

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

elyssajoh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

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

laurendenton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Minor: Drug use and Excrement

dadtsunami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

most days that I suffer I find myself coming back to Mariam saying "what's the use, hamshireh?" beautiful and gut-wrenching  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

sophiemundy13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual assault