Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Drachenläufer: Roman by Khaled Hosseini

172 reviews

imaginefishes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

I was originally skeptical of starting this book due to its length and what I believed to be touching on heavy topics, and the start of the book was somewhat slow to get through because of that. However, as the story progressed, I found I couldn't help but be drawn more and more to the book, and I genuinely could not stop thinking about it. The book is deliciously tightly woven together, where certain things certain characters say make an appearance throughout the book much like they sometimes would in our memories and lives, and the author touches on so many social issues pertaining to the context of Afghanistan, which, many of which remain unsolved and continue to be perpetuated today, especially with the recent insurgence of the Taliban. I find this book to be as relevant now as it was nearly 20 years ago, and the way the plot points and how each character is written is truly marvelous and leaves such a lasting imprint on your memory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, and Terminal illness

The plot points on

paedophilia and rape

were quite shocking, especially initially, and it is truly horrifying to realise these are real things that happen to real people, real children in Afghanistan (and the rest of the world), and the violence and ideology held by Assef which eventually led him to

become one of the leaders of the Taliban and partake in an ethnic cleansing of his own

was really quite vile and again, extremely shocking when it happened.

Luckily, not all hope is lost, and he manages to get some sort of payback, however little.

However, what I have to say is I really did not enjoy the company of the main character - while it is understandable he did what he did, I found it enraging how

Hassan was always the one to come to his rescue, even in death, via Sohrab and his use of the slingshot, though it does make sense in the context of the book and his societal standing.

The book is rife with tragedy, but that small sliver of hope by the ending managed to bring it back a little, thankfully, and

somewhat redeem Amir from the demon he once thought he was

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bhopeu's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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

painful yet still full of hope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Racism, and Blood

lorriss'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

claudiamv's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

tinylittlerat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

this is the most emotional book I have ever read, I sobbed multiple times over this book and hope everyone reads it at least once

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility

this book deals with very heavy topics and can be damaging to someone who isn’t prepared

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

jasleen14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility

emmykyhil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Bullying

lilyenglish8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Terminal illness, and Alcohol