Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

85 reviews

jamesphillips0108's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

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

nibs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

How can I come back from that? That was incredible. A story across time, of Amir and Hassan and how they are bound together, of secrets and struggle. I was so engrossed with this story, I felt so much. I knew people said it was good, but hadn't heard much about it specifically. But now I totally understand why that's the case. This book will follow me, it is so well written, it was everything. 

And the coming full circle at the end, but also life goes on. I like how they acknowledged Sohrab's trauma, in that recovery is long and its not like everything is magically fixed once he got to America.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Medical content

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Don't know when I last cried so much while reading a book. 
And I have no idea how to talk about it. Just that it made me feel things, I liked the writing, especially the atmosphere that was created. It's just a very depressing book. Not only the things that happen to the characters (and why!) but also the history of Afghanistan you get a small glimpse of. 
I personally like the way the plot is constructed, the middle part is a little long-winded, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

bwaycatherine's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Mass/school shootings