Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Tausend strahlende Sonnen by Khaled Hosseini

142 reviews

bethw009's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

sadiaa's review against another edition

5.0

I read this book when I was a teenager so this is a reread, but it will always be 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, War, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Infertility, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Ableism, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

alyssamimay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Murder, and Miscarriage

irshtnk's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense 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

5.0

This book is heartbreaking. I started to tear from the first 30 pages and haven’t stopped crying till the end. At moments it takes your breath and you have to pause to be able to breath and continue reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, War, and Violence

beepppp's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and War

theelliad's review against another edition

medium-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? No

4.5

this was so beautiful to read and so eye opening to read a history, raw and realistic though fictional, so ignored by the western curriculum. mapping these events to pop culture moments and more recognisable (to western readers) events gives the story such a followable timeline despite it spanning such a wide time period 

the writing style of this is so beautiful and emotional and hosseini approaches such difficult themes in such a gentle and humane way, overall a very beautiful read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Grief, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War, Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abortion, Rape, Cursing, and Police brutality

wifeslife's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Child abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, War, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Confinement, Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Infertility, Grief, Domestic abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

mirandyli's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

I reread this book recently, about 12 years after reading it in high school. It is still as devastatingly sad yet beautiful. It will probably break your heart more than The Kite Runner did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Physical abuse, War, Murder, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

elixsdgn's review

challenging dark sad tense 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? No

4.5

I sobbed my eyes out reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Infertility, Emotional abuse, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Death

masucolmusings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

so emotional!!! what got me was jalil’s letter to mariam.

the fact that he died and never heard from her again……..and laila’s naming her next child after mariam………

tears

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, War, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Genocide, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Abandonment, and Suicide