Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

223 reviews

sunny_not'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

4.0

Very impactful and incredibly sad. Don't be like me and check the trigger warnings before reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

graceluthart's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, and Suicide attempt

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, Racism, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Child death, and War

fairyribs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

For you, a thousand times over. 
برای تو، هزار دفعه

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

krishanpatel'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

5.0

This book is incredibly sad and hauntingly beautiful. It is my favorite fiction novel of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Pedophilia

micarus's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I watched the movie a million years ago, and couldn't get myself to read the book because of the heartbreak it gave me. Until now, years later, i finally picked up the book to read. As expected, it really dug itself into my heart and made me sob. It's an incredibly well-written book, and the story just keeps on turning and twisting into all kinds of shapes, making me desperately turn the pages. It's painful, but so beautiful. An emotional pleasure of a read, really.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, Murder, and War

tahsintries's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

mali33102's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is not typically a book that I would pick up, but it was amazing. There is a reason why it’s considered a modern classic. So much of the story was full of heartbreaking moments that felt so raw and purely human. It was difficult not become attached to the characters and feel what they felt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, and War

catsandbookspluspup's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, 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