Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

290 reviews

maajidah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

"one last time, Mariam did as she was told" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, War, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Torture

evan_tually's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Blood, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

qirhh's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

It has been on my reading list for quite some time and now that I’ve read it, I just feel… someone sucked my soul out for awhile and put it back in. Truly, a book that will grab all of your heart strings which will leave you wanting to know more and what happens next in the pages. 

This book has led me to look up more of Afghanistan, the history, the people, the women, what they went through and going through at present. I hope that I can read more books like this in the future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Torture, War, Violence, Pregnancy, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

hanathemah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

one of the most beautiful but heartbreaking books I have ever read. I will never ever forget Mariam and Laila

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, and War

lauriehamelin's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

I cried so much, this book is a masterpiece

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion

michaela29's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, War, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Violence

marymoto's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Grief

maria_k2000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

jazzyismuysnazzyygay's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Grief, Gore, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Suicide, and Physical abuse

_jasper_394's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Gun violence, War, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence