Reviews tagging 'Gore'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

45 reviews

megannoelle's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, and Grief

piltrafa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-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

5.0

Soul-crushing. Unforgettable. Worth every second. I think about this book very very often. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

mniva21's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Hard to read but phenomenal 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

fullybooked22's review against another edition

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

4.0

This book was incredible, completely heartbreaking and yet hopeful. I had to keep reading it because when I wasn't it was all I thinking about. I adored Mariam and Laila and found them completely vivid in my mind, the grounding of the story in real life events just reflexed the relevance and similarities to the realities of so many. This made the reading experience even more impactful. I think I'll be thinking about this book for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Infertility and Child abuse

Minor: Excrement

amberinbookland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Murder, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Confinement