Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

26 reviews

mxcopmy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

Oh yes, Khaled Hosseini has once again stirred my tear ducts like I had never known my tears before. This book put a burn mark on my soul so deep inside. Once again, I closed a story of his with a heavy heart, a lighthearted laugh and a hearty tear.

I really can't get over how much I love Hosseini's work. Having read my all-time favourite (which really can never be surpassed, A Thousand splendid Suns) last summer, I was so enchanted by his writing that I couldn't help but read more of his stories. And this I did by reading the kite runner, or 'de vliegeraar' in dutch. An incredibly affecting story about Hassan and Amir living as friends in Afghanistan and losing their path in friendship. It introduces you to the raw meaning of friendship and the hard divides some people face in terms of social classes. How Hosseini portrays the setting of the wars in Afghanistan also really makes you gasp. He is able to make these enormously vivid and make the pain and suffering tangible. I really can't describe how hard I enjoyed this book. Or at least how much I enjoy Khaled Hosseini's writing style and inspirational stories. His books are a heartfelt experience that touch you deep in your heart and limbs.

I beg everyone to pick up a book by Khaled Hosseini one day. They are so worth it, I promise you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Deportation

uhm_kai's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

absolutely heartbreaking, but excellent 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Islamophobia

reesechu's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

heartbreaking, very well-written

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

Minor: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i was expecting to love this because i love the genre and everyone raves about it. however, i struggled enjoying a book where i really despised the main character. i never really wanted him to succeed so i never really got invested unfortunately. i only got invested in the side characters story which was devastating. the writing was amazing though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

space_bandit's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia and Infidelity

aaronjdilkes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

sweeetzoejane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

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

ninakruijsbergen's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, and War