Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

De vliegeraar by Khaled Hosseini

73 reviews

leahrosiee's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Trafficking, Blood, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Cancer, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Pregnancy, Child death, and Infidelity

johannslauren15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

There is not enough words in the English language for me to describe and explain how this book made me felt, you will just have to read it to understand and feel what the author is trying to convey. This book took me so long to read, as I loved the friendship between Amir and Hassan, although I didn't  want to find out what happened to them in their futures. It was moving, gripping, compelling, extraordinary, insightful to the past of Afghanistan lifestyles, but this still makes me hurt just thinking about everything that happens. Definitely would check the trigger warnings before reading and to make sure that you may/may not need a therapist after finishing this. I wasn't even sad or really down before reading this but only after....
Otherwise, very diverse and life-changing book I read.....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, War, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Medical content, Sexism, Miscarriage, and Religious bigotry

rettasbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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: Suicide attempt, Genocide, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Rape, Pedophilia, Infertility, Colonisation, Abandonment, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Blood

jessamine864's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Trigger Warnings for this book! This book granted is well written and informative of a horrific period of relatively recent history. But it is harrowing.... I mean just look at the trigger warnings already put in by the reviews. This book is dark and darker. Partly the gut-wrenchingly horrible part of it is that you can see this is based in truth and these things happened to many people and are still happening around the world. I had to finish it to find out what happened and read it in 4hrs straight, but my mind is still troubled and will be for a while I think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

s3lin's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Genocide, Medical content, and Pedophilia

Minor: Infertility

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, War, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Medical content and Misogyny

izzyknight's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is beautiful. I had to read it for school but I really loved it. It is absolutely heartbreaking especially with everything that is going on with Afghanistan currently it is difficult to read at parts. My main critique is just how unlikable Amir is, he is an unreliable narrator throughout and has very few if any redeeming qualities. However this is truly brilliant and everyone should read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

ama_680's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, War, and Xenophobia

jamesphillips0108's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

memorable's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

Dieses Buch ist wirklich schwer zu lesen und doch sehr wichtig. Es beschreibt die Vergangenheit Afghanistans aus der Perspektive eines Jungen, wird aber von ihm als Erwachsener erzählt. Das erklärt auch das foreshadowing Bzw. die vorausschauenden Kommentare, die den Leser/ die Leserin oft vorahnen lassen, dass die Geschichte keinen gute Lauf nimmt.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Torture, Vomit, and Violence