Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul by Khaled Hosseini

32 reviews

noahfence's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

the kite runner is an absolutely heartbreaking and tragic exploration into taboo friendships, guilt, social and political turmoil, boyhood and manhood and, eventually, redemption. it follows the story of two boys, the underprivileged hazara hassan and the fortunate pashtun amir—and the seemingly irreparable rift that forms between them due to a tragic incident on what is meant to be a day of victory and celebration. it leaves amir reeling with guilt and self-hatred, of which stubbornly pervades into his adult life, and that he eventually goes to extreme lengths to atone for.

this was required reading for my a level course and i wasn’t sure what to expect before i read it. however, i can confidently state that i am left a changed person after reading the kite runner. it moved me to tears on multiple occasions and left me to reflect on the relationships i hold with those i hold most dear in my life, and how i need to hold them tight and never let them go.

broadly this book is the story of a troubled man learning that ‘there is a way to be good again’, and grasping that opportunity with both hands. i feel that, with its initial themes of self-hatred and lacking parental love, it resonates with many of us very deeply. and after the book has done this, it then jumps at the chance to show us how to learn to love ourselves again, and how to build and nurture that same, previously missing, parental love within ourselves so we may find the courage to atone for the bad things we have done… and, after all that, eventually find we are able to forgive ourselves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Gore, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Infidelity, and Abandonment

fairyribs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

For you, a thousand times over. 
برای تو، هزار دفعه

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

isabellamaria's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

poirot's review against another edition

I never felt that much anxiety reading anything else before and it honestly affected my mood for days. I felt so very uncomfortable while reading this, that I just couldn’t go on. I do thinks that’s more a ‘’ me-problem” though and not necessarily the books fault. Be careful of content warnings if you want to read this though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

imaginefishes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I was originally skeptical of starting this book due to its length and what I believed to be touching on heavy topics, and the start of the book was somewhat slow to get through because of that. However, as the story progressed, I found I couldn't help but be drawn more and more to the book, and I genuinely could not stop thinking about it. The book is deliciously tightly woven together, where certain things certain characters say make an appearance throughout the book much like they sometimes would in our memories and lives, and the author touches on so many social issues pertaining to the context of Afghanistan, which, many of which remain unsolved and continue to be perpetuated today, especially with the recent insurgence of the Taliban. I find this book to be as relevant now as it was nearly 20 years ago, and the way the plot points and how each character is written is truly marvelous and leaves such a lasting imprint on your memory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, and Terminal illness

The plot points on

paedophilia and rape

were quite shocking, especially initially, and it is truly horrifying to realise these are real things that happen to real people, real children in Afghanistan (and the rest of the world), and the violence and ideology held by Assef which eventually led him to

become one of the leaders of the Taliban and partake in an ethnic cleansing of his own

was really quite vile and again, extremely shocking when it happened.

Luckily, not all hope is lost, and he manages to get some sort of payback, however little.

However, what I have to say is I really did not enjoy the company of the main character - while it is understandable he did what he did, I found it enraging how

Hassan was always the one to come to his rescue, even in death, via Sohrab and his use of the slingshot, though it does make sense in the context of the book and his societal standing.

The book is rife with tragedy, but that small sliver of hope by the ending managed to bring it back a little, thankfully, and

somewhat redeem Amir from the demon he once thought he was

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ama_680's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

adelal's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Rape, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, and Sexism

224ok's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

gingerkathrynreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Drug abuse and Infidelity

twilightsun1125's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder