Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

42 reviews

ezrazoe4's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

The author has a very easy-to-read writing style, and convey emotions without excess wording. I learnt much about the culture of Afghanistan and the plights that the people face, in their own land and out of it. Grief, regret, and guilt is constant throughout the book, which the author uses to create a powerful story.

Though, honestly, this book wasn't that impactful to me. It didn't make me feel emotional, it didn't have that big an impact on me as I was expecting it to. Perhaps this is because I had high expectations after hearing about all the good reviews. Now that I think about it, the protagonist is a really passive character, who doesn't really do much on his own. The writing was easy to follow, which I liked, but the story itself probably won't stick around in my head for long. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying, Child death, and War

brenna_b's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Pedophilia

megannoelle'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Genocide, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Grief, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

rettasbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Genocide, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Rape, Pedophilia, Infertility, Colonisation, Abandonment, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Blood

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

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

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

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

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

Minor: Medical content and Misogyny

haleemahbell's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

1.0

It was okay but I wouldn't read it again. There was a lot going on and it either went by quickly or slowly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

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

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

Minor: Child death

gingerkathrynreads'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Ableism, Cancer, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Infertility, and Misogyny

Minor: Infidelity and Drug abuse