cato_o's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, and Terminal illness
lesejaguar's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, War, Death of parent, Dementia, and Suicide
cultbyproxy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The rope that pulls you from the flood can become a noose around your neck.
yes, this is the story of brother and sister, of parent and child, but it is so much more. it is love, and loss, and secrets, and friendship, and the attempt to reconcile the holes in our hearts that grow wider, and deeper, with age and experience.
Out beyond ideas
of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field.
I’ll meet you there.
- Jelaluddin Rumi, 13th Century
Graphic: Dementia, Abandonment, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity
karwc's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Cancer, Grief, Murder, Child death, War, Terminal illness, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Death
schnarlie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Dementia, Abandonment, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Murder, and War
Minor: Physical abuse and Cancer
kylajaynebooks'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
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Bullying, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
odyssia's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: War, Terminal illness, Infertility, Abandonment, Medical content, Violence, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Cancer, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
abominablesnowaro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Dementia, Chronic illness, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, War, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicide, and Sexism
Minor: Gun violence, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Physical abuse
shoohoob's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
The second half? a little slower and harder to push through. Most of it is building characters while the first half is plot. I found it a bit hard to read at times.
All in all? Khaled Hosseini could write a grocery list and I would eat it up.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Dementia, and War
Minor: Cancer and Sexual content