Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

118 reviews

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism and Vomit

kitkat99's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, and Rape

yudontnojack's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

marypetrushko's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and War

sknappy1's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

almaashussain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a wonderful read. Many sad moments, but ultimately a satisfying ending. Understand the pashto and farsi words without needing a translation is so rewarding. Definitely a compelling and fulfilling read for us brown muslims!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

stellahadz's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

A touching, haunting, emotional read. Khaled Hosseini is a brilliant writer and I've learned so much about modern Afghan history from The Kite Runner and this book. Although A Thousand Splendid Suns is well-written and tells an important story, I didn't enjoy it quite as much as TKR, partly because I found the character arcs in TKR more compelling, and also because some of the descriptions of domestic violence in ATSS felt a touch gratuitous. That being said, I loved Mariam and Laila's characters and how their relationship evolved. They feel so real - my heart broke for them throughout the whole book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

reading_historical_romance'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

reads2cope's review against another edition

4.5

Resilient is a word I'm tired of being demanded of those struggling to survive in the "East," but it is the most fitting to describe these characters. It was heartbreaking and infuriating to see each woman hope that after these bombs, peace will finally come, knowing the horrors that befell Afghanistan next. 

The middle of this novel almost had me giving up. Every violence that the Soviet Union, the civil war, the USA was made so real and clear, and then to have such beautiful, complex, wounded women abused by their husband made me want to stop reading. I'm so glad I didn't, the end of this book was everything I'd hoped for, though it still destroyed me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Stalking and Abortion

paulamarie1468's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail