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midnightlibrary5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Trafficking, and Suicide attempt
colormecaro's review against another edition
5.0
This year I have befriended a family of Afghan refugees (and by that I mean I have pretty much been adopted into their family), and the heartache I feel for them and their country made this book hit very differently. My friends fled Afghanistan over twenty years after this book’s plot ends, and yet the situation there has not changed for the better. This might be a work of fiction but the pain in it is so real and so unimaginable to me.
I am also in awe of the language and use of parallels in this book. Khaled Hosseini’s descriptions are real and harrowing, but they never feel forced. There is so much emotional depth. I normally struggle with unlikeable characters and the main character definitely is a little shit at the beginning of the book, but Hosseini achieves to write him in a way that makes me not hate him or want to put the book down.
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
gatocario's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness
shamelessbibliophile41's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
dan_rag's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
beanbag0509's review against another edition
3.5
easily, the most gripping parts of this book are in its characters and the trauma they endure, as well as the conflicts they grabble with. i appreciate the emotional roller coaster this put me through, i got some healthy cries out of it.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Hate crime and Homophobia
katlyn_m6's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and War
Moderate: Suicide attempt
taylorlanxon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
alysson's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
The second half of the book helped me see the the humanness in the person I felt was monstrous in the beginning.
I am pretty sure I had every feeling while reading this book. It is worth the read, even though I doubted that during the first half.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Cursing, Suicide, and Death of parent
iveyrenee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Religious bigotry