Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

140 reviews

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

sirithe1st's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

werewolvesnotswearwolves's review against another edition

Couldn't stop crying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Toxic friendship

rinnbarrett'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

4.75

I personally loved this book. It is definitely not a lighthearted, feel good book. This will very easily bring you to tears. I cried and I don't often cry at books. It was an honest and tragic look at the situation in Afghanistan that brought such an overlooked culture to light. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Grief, and Death of parent

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

violet_rose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book deserves all the hype it gets. One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Incredibly, heartbreakingly sad, you think you’ve reached rock bottom but it just keeps getting worse, with both the war in Afghanistan and the protagonist’s personal struggles. I have never read something that explores the Afghani perspective of the war as in depth as the Kite Runner does; reading it with the hindsight of 2021 only makes it more sad. 

Hosseini’s prose is elegant and beautiful; his method of storytelling captivated me just as much as his lovingly crafted characters: Amir, the conflicted protagonist; Hassan, the devoted and loving servant; Baba, Amir’s indomitable father. 

Explores themes of the horrors of war, sexual assault, racism, classism, terrorism in a skilful and meaningful way. Everybody should read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death

ok7a'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

suz_n_van's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

badspringbye's review against another edition

emotional informative tense slow-paced

3.0

Very informative but I couldn't be immersed to the plot, though I'm satisfied with the twist and turns at the last quarter of the book. The beginning was packed with burdensomeness I even had to stop after only few chapters but after that it became distant to where we should be focusing: The Kite Runner.

There are a lot of parts that seemed unnecessary to me. I wanted Hassan but I'm reading about Amir's wife that he met in America like what. why.

And I hated the main character till the end, it's disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

hannahmayhere's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts