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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

66 reviews

dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring sad fast-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Death and Rape

hedyharper's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

oliviajjones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and War

quinn24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

This was a painful read, and I mean that as big compliment. I really don’t know much at all about Afghanistan’s history or culture and I think I learnt a lot from this, and am interested in learning more, which I really love when a book does that for me. The characters all feel very human, and complex. Amir is an interesting protagonist, he makes some really bad decisions that hurt people in a terrible way but I also feel the need to defend him, and I think his arc was very well done. This novel is imbued with a deep sense of grief. Grief of a childhood, of innocence, of loved ones, and of a homeland. It’s emotional whiplash tied up in beautiful writing and narrative structure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Suicide, Alcohol, and War

sneakysophster'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

celticthistle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Medical trauma

clelejaleo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

Dieses Buch ist extrem gut geschrieben und unglaublich schön erzählt. Es erzählt eine ernste und teilweise sehr schwer zu ertragende Geschichte, in der nur ab und zu kleine Lichtblicke zu erkennen sind.

Da ich mich persönlich aber ziemlich schwer damit getan und mich teils sehr zum Weiterhören motivieren musste, gebe ich dem Buch nun dennoch nur 3.75 Sterne, obwohl ich es prinzipiell sehr gut geschrieben finde.

Anfangs hatte ich persönlich Probleme damit, dass der Protagonist zwar eine komplex geschriebene Figur ist und das sehr bewundernswert ist, ich ihn als Kind aber gleichzeitig auch unglaublich unsympathisch fand. Danach ist die Stimmung des Buches konstant sehr drückend und ich habe sehr mit den Figuren mitgelitten. Gut geschrieben, tolle Geschichte, aber für mich persönlich ein wenig anstrengend.

Vielleicht wäre es mir aber auch anders gegangen, hätte ich es selbst gelesen und nicht als Hörbuch gehört, da ich dies eigentlich eher selten tue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tkivinen's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

Read this in under 3 days. A very captivating story, although some parts of the story felt a bit overly coincidental or tragic.

Hosseini is an amazing storyteller and although I've never visited the Middle East he managed to paint a lively picture of past and present Afghanistan.

Will definitely read his other books too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture

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

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