Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

57 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

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

r34d3r's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

figwood's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

circehighgarden's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Colonisation

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

owltato's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

reesechu's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.5

heartbreaking, very well-written

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

Minor: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

nataalia_sanchez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

nathancrymble's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and War