Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

139 reviews

himangi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Vomit

ryleehmln's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer

vaniavela's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment

zoeleea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-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

4.25

the writer is incredible, you fall in love with some character while getting angry and hating others. although the main character is infuriating 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and War

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

sankta_aleena's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

deanpamaypay's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

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

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

Minor: Misogyny and Medical content

thepictureofemma's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

evaskov's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

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

3.75

i found it a little slow and dense at times, but overall a very good and important book. 
i’m not very good at history and world politics bc things go through one ear and out the other when i hear about it. but reading about it like this makes it easier for me to understand the chain of events irl better

i wish hassan’s death was treated differently. when i read it i was so disappointed at first, with how it’s handled. it would’ve been a very different story if hassan didn’t die, but i think i was expecting that story up until then.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Vomit