Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani

9 reviews

dmbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: War

leanne_who_reads's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

A beautiful and heartbreaking story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

shannon_magee's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, and Islamophobia

hannasreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Islamophobia

srjennings's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

At times a painful and heartbreaking story, but ultimately one of love for family and hope for a future different from what one was given.  
The narrator for the audio was very good.  The only thing I didn't like was the voice he used for Sean, the older brother.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

paddy_chh's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

lauren_mansfield0201's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Islamophobia

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

this story was beautiful. the story of the main character was heartbreaking to follow. 
wasn’t a fan of the writing style. no chapter titles, and no quotation marks for when someone is speaking. also, scenes often felt unfinished, like being left hanging without resolve. didn’t particularly enjoy that chapters often skipped months or years ahead, and sometimes it took a while of confusion to figure it out. 
overall i did really enjoy it and was quick to read. the ending was hopeful, even though it felt incomplete, it also felt realistic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sakisreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

I was thrilled to have a chance to read this, because I’d been eyeing it up from time to time and then got gifted it by a friend 🥹

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the mind-blowing tale I was expecting. However, the calmness in which the narrator discusses his and his family’s lives were poignant ✨ There was a particularly difficult part (content warnings are included below), but there was more joy than I expected. This family, working towards the supposed ‘American dream’, have so much love to give to each other ❤️

I also enjoyed Johnny’s appearances throughout the story. I thought he was a buoy for our narrator when sometimes the narrator seemed to be ‘drowning’.

3.5 out of 5 stars for me. Thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Toxic relationship