Does the dog die?
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There is a very very brief reference to a 'sleeping' dog that 'didn't move' (implied dead, but not explicitly stated) roughly 65% into the story.
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The two most memorable cases: Hassan gets raped by another boy. And there are enormous amounts of mentions about what Assef and his men did to Sohrab.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Amir and Hassan get lied to about something extremely important throughout most of the story. Hassan never finds out the truth, Amir does.
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Assault
Is rape mentioned?
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Assef rapes Hassan in detail from page 75 to 79
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There is a very vividly described rape scene towards the beginning of the book.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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It is described how Assef breaks Amir’s eye socket.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Amir is traumatized by the fact he got a circumcision on his tenth birthday.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Sohrab cuts himself with a razorblade in the bathtub.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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In Amir’s fight with Assef, he is getting chocked out at some point.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Amir’s breaks more bones than I bother to count. Mainly ribs
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Are any teeth damaged?
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It gets described how Assef punches out Amir’s teeth. Later he mentions how he still gets surprised about how many there are missing now.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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One of his neighborhood kids dies in the petrol truck.
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Death
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Family
Does a parent die?
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This book goes over multiple generations. Almost every parent dies.
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Does someone cheat?
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Sanaubar cheats on Ali.
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Is there audio gore?
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There is no audio to speak of, because this is a piece of literature.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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While a character has a medical emergency in the middle of the book, it uses the line ‘their bladder had let go’ and another character mentions feeling their knee become wet
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Does someone spit?
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Page 247- spit happens at the end of the page. Not too graphic, just says what happened. One sentence.
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Medical
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Does someone have cancer?
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The MC’s father gets diagnosed and eventually dies because of it.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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There are multiple, one where Amir is the patient and the other Sohrab is.
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A father kills himself after he finds out his son is dead. Also an unsuccessful attempt at the end.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Sohrab attempts to kill himself with a razorblade.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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A character who is described as a sociopath is extremely violent
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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The drive in the petrol truck is described as extremely claustrophobic due to the smell and utter darkness.
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Amir’s mother died in childbirth.
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Prejudice
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Is there hate speech?
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A lot of Hazara hatred.
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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When they drive through Kabul almost everybody they see is homeless on the street.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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more bitter sweet but better to be safe than sorry. this book is certainly not for the feint of heart.
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Is there gun violence?
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Innocents are shot in the head, suicide by gunshot.
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