Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

25 reviews

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

johannslauren15's review against another edition

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

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

There is not enough words in the English language for me to describe and explain how this book made me felt, you will just have to read it to understand and feel what the author is trying to convey. This book took me so long to read, as I loved the friendship between Amir and Hassan, although I didn't  want to find out what happened to them in their futures. It was moving, gripping, compelling, extraordinary, insightful to the past of Afghanistan lifestyles, but this still makes me hurt just thinking about everything that happens. Definitely would check the trigger warnings before reading and to make sure that you may/may not need a therapist after finishing this. I wasn't even sad or really down before reading this but only after....
Otherwise, very diverse and life-changing book I read.....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, War, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Medical content, Sexism, Miscarriage, and Religious bigotry

dannythestreet's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

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

twilightsun1125's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Torture