Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

4 reviews

33cosmo's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Abortion, Body horror, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Child death, Classism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Medical content, Mental illness, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

dontwanthvn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, War, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Miscarriage, Blood, Death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Incest, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Confinement

rc_1991_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

Very emotional read about female solidarity, misogyny and the search for redemption and life's meaning. Found the two female protagonist perspectives to be highly convincing and engaging and shed many tears towards the end! A challenging read which is made all the more emotionally harrowing given Kabul's current conflicts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Infidelity

eunoia11's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Death of parent, and Ableism

Moderate: Confinement and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, and Vomit