Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

144 reviews

danyacardamine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

sunny_not'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

4.0

Very impactful and incredibly sad. Don't be like me and check the trigger warnings before reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ohnoshin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

jemmathompson's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

• 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

Amazing book, studied it for A level, absolutely adore Hosseini’s writing style. But fair warning, this book can be very graphic and content-heavy at times, will most likely make you cry. Make sure to check any trigger warnings before you decide to read, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants an authentic insight into life in Afghanistan both before and after their conflicts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and War

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

tahsintries's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

charitacherry's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Cancer and Infertility

auliarach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation

justmeandmybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Genocide, Blood, and War

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

myriam_almonti's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism