Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

45 reviews

ezrazoe4's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

This book is way better than the Kite Runner. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do when I started reading it, but it totally subverted my expectations. The writing is still easy to read, but the story is so much more powerful and touching, and it helps that the characters feel real. I love Mariam so much- my favourite character in this book. I don't usually feel much towards the antagonists but

when he died at the end I felt so vindicated. Not many antagonists can make me hate them with all my heart.

 

All in all, this is a great book. I throughly enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, War, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Rape, Miscarriage, and Genocide

joodreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, War, Cursing, Gaslighting, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and Religious bigotry

snipinfool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

This was heartbreaking. The story told revealed the strength and resilience of the human spirit.  Miriam and Laila's story highlighted how hard it could to be a woman. The war in Afghanistan as seen through their eyes was all encompassing.  There wasn't even a tiny part of their lives that remained untouched. The two wives, despite initial animosity, were drawn together and became the only adults they could fully trust.  They became family. 

The descriptions and imagery as told by KH will stay with me for quite a while. There were times when I gasped or cried when reading what they endured. When I think about strong female characters, Miriam and Laila will be on that list.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, War, and Sexual assault

mg_niso's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Domestic abuse, and Genocide

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Miscarriage

Minor: Rape, Abandonment, Sexism, and Suicide

cryptidcas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, War, and Child death

phoebebridgersbitch's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Physical abuse, War, and Violence

whitebabysbreath's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and War

tetetaeskz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and War

mslessthan3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Torture

hammy_down's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

This book is a solid four. I do recommend it, but it isn’t one of my favorites. The book focuses on women written by a man. It is a little hard to connect to that. 
It is definitely heartbreaking and touching. You can feel it all. Great book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Police brutality