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ellie_gonzalez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion
phantomsparrow's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Abortion
gumdrxps's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
hannah_beth_charles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Minor: Bullying, Death, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture
lenalenalenalee's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
marypetrushko's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and War
sknappy1's review against another edition
- 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
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
mary_c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War
stellahadz's review against another edition
- 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.
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
- 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
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