Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

64 reviews

kamrynharned's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good book, SO hard to read. Trigger warning upon trigger warning.  It’s so necessary to read books that deal with hard topics like this, but not easy nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i was expecting to love this because i love the genre and everyone raves about it. however, i struggled enjoying a book where i really despised the main character. i never really wanted him to succeed so i never really got invested unfortunately. i only got invested in the side characters story which was devastating. the writing was amazing though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hasritha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

bookbug26's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I just wish I knew about the trigger warnings.
Very impactful storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

anagalvez'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had the impression that Kite Runner wouldn't make me cry. Before searching for this book's trigger warnings on Google, I had already purchased the book. I was very hurt by this book. I am so furious with Amir for what he did to Hassan that I am at a loss for words. But I suppose Rahim was correct; at the time, he was still a young lad.

I can't even begin to describe how much this made me cry. I keep crying before going to bed merely by thinking of the sentence, "For you a thousand over," therefore I had to put down my book in order to cry.

Being overly spoilt on Google or TikTok has caused me to believe that I won't cry. Still, I cried.

Research Regarding TRIGGER WARNINGS!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

ezrazoe4's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

The author has a very easy-to-read writing style, and convey emotions without excess wording. I learnt much about the culture of Afghanistan and the plights that the people face, in their own land and out of it. Grief, regret, and guilt is constant throughout the book, which the author uses to create a powerful story.

Though, honestly, this book wasn't that impactful to me. It didn't make me feel emotional, it didn't have that big an impact on me as I was expecting it to. Perhaps this is because I had high expectations after hearing about all the good reviews. Now that I think about it, the protagonist is a really passive character, who doesn't really do much on his own. The writing was easy to follow, which I liked, but the story itself probably won't stick around in my head for long. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Child death, and War

mali33102's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

This is not typically a book that I would pick up, but it was amazing. There is a reason why it’s considered a modern classic. So much of the story was full of heartbreaking moments that felt so raw and purely human. It was difficult not become attached to the characters and feel what they felt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, and War

mary_juleyre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and Sexual harassment

bhopeu's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

painful yet still full of hope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Racism, and Blood

inkypages's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment