Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

217 reviews

gabriella_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book made me incredibly emotional. I wish I read it sooner. Really satisfying read, excellent character development, and the writing was beautiful and haunting. I absolutely could not put this book down when I was reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Misogyny, Stalking, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, War, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Mental illness, Trafficking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Xenophobia, Ableism, Child abuse, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, and Torture

de_schingge's review against another edition

Child rape

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

_jk_'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

3.75

I loved many things about this book but somewhere in the final third the plot exceeded my limit for believable coincidences. In some places, it feels so real it can't be fiction; in others, it reads like the whole narrative was formulated around poetic justice. Despite some letdown at the end, I enjoyed Hosseini's writing style and the immersion into place and culture. I would like to read his other novels, eventually.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Rape

hannah_beth_charles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

In the beginning, I didn't think that Amir could be redeemed after what he did to Hassan but I was wrong. The sacrifices that he made got Amir to a place where he was able to forgive himself for what he did and make it right. I adore how Hassan continued to see the good parts in Amir even when Amir treated Hassan so terribly. Hassan knew his place in the world which, unfortunately, made people like him, Hazaras, perceived as less than human and treated like slaves. Hassan still treated those that did him wrong with respect and kindness and he passed that on to Sohrab. My heart breaks for people living in Afghanistan especially women. There is so much injustice and cruelty happening in that country and is being justified by using a religion that's main message is to spread love. This novel highlighted that Amir, Hassan and Sohrab's story is more than that. It's the reality and nobody is doing anything about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

dragonmom's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

My favorite book I’ve ever read. It’s a very hard book to read because it takes such an emotional toll on you, but some of my favorite quotes of all time are from this book. “Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors”. This book is beautifully written and so emotionally impactful. I recommend this book highly, but if you are expecting a happily ever after this is not the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Xenophobia, Rape, and War

sherenreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, Rape, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Genocide, Cursing, and Bullying

egas's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual violence, War, and Suicide attempt

noshinbean's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Bullying, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Racism, Medical content, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Grief, and Child abuse

47373zara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: War

kirstieanya's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt, War, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Infertility, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Grief, Self harm, and Murder