Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Tusen strålande solar by Khaled Hosseini

155 reviews

neovi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Physical abuse, Blood, and War

Minor: Rape

hollyr1999's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

I read this to learn more about a group of people i grew up taught to hate. This was heart wrenching and disturbing immediately and as the story progressed. It really brought personalization and means to connect with these characters that seem very accurate to real life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Abortion

Minor: Child death and Suicide

hayfakhatib's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and War

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nellys0phie's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.5

The book itself is a very heavy and emotional story and is incredibly well written, however I was often bored in the beginning. Eventually things got interesting, and it is cool to see accurate historical moments in chronological order as time goes by in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War

phantomsparrow's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-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

5.0

I gave the book water damage with my tears

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Abortion

maryhungerford's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

daniielle_lee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Medical content

thefooddater's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective fast-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? No

5.0

A beautifully written story that I could not put down. Its a tale about sisterhood, especially in the face of extreme female oppression. The story also weaves in a bit of Afghan history. I've known about the Taliban through only news reports, but reading about how the rich culture and history has been destroyed by religious extremists and years of colonialism was eye opening.
Despite the dark topics, the ending is hopeful and shows the resilience of Afghans.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

The book takes place between the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to the early 2000's liberation of the country of the Taliban. There are also graphic scenes/depictions of sexual assault.

uhohzmia'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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia, Torture, Vomit, Murder, and Pregnancy