Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

60 reviews

am4man's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

figwood's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Religious bigotry, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Bullying, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, War, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Animal cruelty, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Cancer, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Terminal illness, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Gore, Death, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, Addiction, War, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Infertility and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit, Drug abuse, Islamophobia, and Drug use

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Rape, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Violence, and War

nataalia_sanchez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, Blood, Child death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Medical content, Grief, Incest, Sexual content, Suicide, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, War, Slavery, and Violence

mirajuliee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Islamophobia, Medical content, Murder, and Physical abuse

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

darshana's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Self harm, Bullying, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, War, Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

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: Self harm, Infertility, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Pedophilia, Blood, and Bullying

drewhowerton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Absolutely amazing. What a journey. What a story. I’m so emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Suicide attempt, and War