Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

13 reviews

rettasbookshelf's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Genocide, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Rape, Pedophilia, Infertility, Colonisation, Abandonment, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Blood

sankta_aleena'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Murder, Miscarriage, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Excrement, Death of parent, Death, Colonisation, Cancer, Blood, and Animal death

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

oswin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Colonisation, and Child abuse