Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

60 reviews

himangi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Violence, and War

Minor: Vomit

zoe_archambault's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Vomit

evaskov's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

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

3.75

i found it a little slow and dense at times, but overall a very good and important book. 
i’m not very good at history and world politics bc things go through one ear and out the other when i hear about it. but reading about it like this makes it easier for me to understand the chain of events irl better

i wish hassan’s death was treated differently. when i read it i was so disappointed at first, with how it’s handled. it would’ve been a very different story if hassan didn’t die, but i think i was expecting that story up until then.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Vomit

adelal's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual violence, and Ableism

Minor: Sexism, Infertility, and Mental illness

memorable's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Dieses Buch ist wirklich schwer zu lesen und doch sehr wichtig. Es beschreibt die Vergangenheit Afghanistans aus der Perspektive eines Jungen, wird aber von ihm als Erwachsener erzählt. Das erklärt auch das foreshadowing Bzw. die vorausschauenden Kommentare, die den Leser/ die Leserin oft vorahnen lassen, dass die Geschichte keinen gute Lauf nimmt.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

insearchof_wonder_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

That was brutal. A tough read, start to finish. Ultimately redemptive and ending on a hopeful note, but the journey is definitely rough. 

I did feel like there were too many contrived coincidences in the story that kept it from being a truly believable story. Some of them I understand their purpose, like the split lip towards the end. Some of them just felt really contrived just for the purpose of creating connections or tying the plot lines together. 

I think the best part is the character development of the main character. Without altering his essential self, his character goes through dramatic change and growth. Initially, you may feel even disgust for him, but by the end, you are rooting for him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Rape

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Infertility, and Death

ok7a's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

gingerkathrynreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Ableism, Cancer, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Infertility, and Misogyny

Minor: Infidelity and Drug abuse

hannahmayhere'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Cancer, Bullying, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lanid's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Genocide, Death, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Vomit, Xenophobia, Infertility, and Infidelity