Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

169 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

lil15151's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, War, Pedophilia, and Violence

carmelita87's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and War

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

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

alicia_th's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Murder, Death of parent, Abortion, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual assault

33cosmo's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Abortion, Body horror, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Child death, Classism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Medical content, Mental illness, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

mary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.75

It made me cry in public. Multiple times. Be aware. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, War, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Violence, and Confinement

mary_jinxedit's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Grief, and Gaslighting