Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

60 reviews

peskimo's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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: Genocide, War, Suicide attempt, Death, Rape, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

emmalehmann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Rape

Minor: Death and Self harm

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

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, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

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: Abandonment and Suicide attempt

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

iamamockingbird's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

Beautifully tragic. Made me cry a lot.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape

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

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

dschini1410's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

tstiltsxx711's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

tasleemreads's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book has been sitting on my bookshelf for the LONGEST TIME and I have finally read it! #TheKiteRunner is a story about two boys in Afghanistan and how one event determines the rest of their lives. This story explores how all actions have consequences which can also impact those around us. But, at the end of the day, we're just human beings making mistakes where some of us have the opportunity to redeem ourselves.

I honestly can not put into words how great this book is, and recommend everyone to read it if you're able to. Many TW's needed, some are; sexual abuse, violence, death, grief, war negligence and abuse.

One thousand splendid suns is on my bookshelf but it's going to be a while until I pick up a Hosseini book again...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence