Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul by Khaled Hosseini

116 reviews

gizzylove's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

This book is a masterpiece. Absolutely nothing critical I can say about it. I have never cried so much throughout a book. It's beautifully written. Poignant, with lots of life lessons that will stick with me forever. The character development is beautiful, and you find yourself so emotionally invested in Amir's journey of growth, forgiveness, and redemption. And your heart breaks a million times over Hassan and as you read you truly get so much wisdom from a 12 year old boy who didn't deserve all that he endured, and came out still a gentle soul. This book gutted me in the best, most beautiful way possible. A must read. It's the book you'll never stop thinking about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

zee_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War

corporatelobotomy'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? It's complicated

5.0

the most beautiful book i have read this year. hosseini's writing is unbeatable. i was emotionally destroyed at the end of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, War, Classism, and Deportation

ppp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Abandonment

lizzardbeth99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

phantomgecko's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm a simple reader. If a book evokes emotion, I probably like it. This wasn't my favorite book ever, but it brought me to tears several different times. Mostly the heartbreaking juxtaposition of the Amir's selfishness with Hassan's selflessness. And also the cruelty of circumstance.

Idk, it's a sad book that provides interesting insight into a country I know very little about. Would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

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

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

lorie266's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

taravvr's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

4.75

What I liked most about The Kite Runner was its enchanting depiction of prewar Afghani culture, which is a rare phenomenon in modern day media. Of course there are many graphic scenes throughout the book but it renders the story all the more impactful and memorable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and War