Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

24 reviews

mergwenthur's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

Do not read this book if you are mentally ill 😭 ITS GOOD but man is it heart breaking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sylmfox's review against another edition

dark informative reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War

januaryapril's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A beautifully written book. This book really taught me alot about Afghanistan and what all really happened there. I feel as though i was really taught and saw Afghanistan as a place people live and are from and not just what was always in the news. The way  Housseini writes feels so real that I had to keep reminding myself that this was not a memoir. A truly sad and tragic story but so so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Mass/school shootings, 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

lucyyyyxxxx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and War

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

abibliophobic_nerd's review against another edition

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

ashley_1206's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

4⭐️

i actually liked this book because of how deep it was and the amount of significance it held. if you’re going to read this or are forced to read this for school please prepare yourself because a lot of the time a lot of traumatic and triggering things happen. but i did enjoy this book more than i enjoyed my other required readings for school.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

myriam_almonti's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lorriss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism