Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Drachenläufer by Khaled Hosseini

458 reviews

soniaiscool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Infertility, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Genocide, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, War, Ableism, Child abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

riseisbookapp'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Cried, a million times over 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, and Rape

sneakysophster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cancer, Death, Racism, Violence, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Chronic illness, Genocide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

lotteversteegen's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

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

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

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

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

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

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, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Violence, Rape, War, Sexual assault, 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: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Rape

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

Minor: Torture