Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

18 reviews

catsandbookspluspup's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, War, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Islamophobia, and Mental illness

aprillynn's review against another edition

4.0

 "For you, a thousand times over."

I'm not going to lie... this was a difficult read for me. Not because the writing was poor or because the book as a whole wasn't exceptional, but rather because of some of the subject matter discussed. I found my heart dropping and tears springing to my eyes quite a few times and wanting to slap Amir for not being a better friend in the first half. I will say, though, it is definitely an eye opener to this particular culture and is worth a read if you can stomach some of the lows throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

rosevakili's review against another edition

challenging hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

I think I can officially say this is the best book I have ever read. Obviously I like different books for different reasons, but I have never been so moved when reading before. This book transported me and transformed me (I know that's cheesy but after reading this I don't have the capacity to care about being cheesy). You will definitely cry. The characters feel so real and vivid from the first description of them. Amir is such a fascinating protagonist. I LOVE HASSAN was the main sentence I said whilst reading this book. I will always love Hassan! The writing is immaculate. The world Hosseini creates is so immersive. Definitely a challenging book to read. I remember I tried to read it about 3 years ago and couldn't get past a certain scene (anyone who has read it will know what I am talking about.) I am so glad I came back to the book when I was ready though as it is truly exceptional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Self harm, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Rape, and Death of parent

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

clg2022's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Rape and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

nibs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

How can I come back from that? That was incredible. A story across time, of Amir and Hassan and how they are bound together, of secrets and struggle. I was so engrossed with this story, I felt so much. I knew people said it was good, but hadn't heard much about it specifically. But now I totally understand why that's the case. This book will follow me, it is so well written, it was everything. 

And the coming full circle at the end, but also life goes on. I like how they acknowledged Sohrab's trauma, in that recovery is long and its not like everything is magically fixed once he got to America.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Medical content, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide

twilightsun1125's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Torture

bwaymadeline's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

an absolutely phenomenally written book about friendship, bravery, betrayal, and forgiveness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content