Reviews tagging 'Death'

Drachenläufer: Roman by Khaled Hosseini

292 reviews

vamn's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

theromanticace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Infidelity and Abandonment

_seanna_nicole_'s review against another edition

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

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

whitemanswh0re's review against another edition

challenging inspiring 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

5.0

absolutely breathtaking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infertility

jonp's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and War

Moderate: Death and Xenophobia

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

sareidle's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Oof. I knew this would be a heavy, heartbreaking book going in, but I was still in tears for most of the second half. I was forced to confront the loss of innocence and childhood that is part of war and violent regime changes. While it was difficult to read about, I felt that the portrayal of trauma and grief was true to life.

Additionally, I think that Kite Runner pairs very well with A Thousand Splendid Suns in showing how the Taliban affected life across gender, class, and ethnicity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Self harm, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Infertility, Racial slurs, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

evelynnnn33333's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infertility, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

cam_tee's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

lindsay_kay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

We all make mistakes, and we all have regrets. Life is so complicated, but we can learn from these things and forgiveness is such a precious gift. The Kite Runner is a story of intense friendship, and struggle. It's heart wrenching and heart warming at the same time. A story about self reflection and growth and what it means to be alive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Rape, Islamophobia, and Murder

banes's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail