A review by beklovesbooks
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

2.5

Explores several angles of how awful it was to be female in Afghanistan under the Taliban. I suppose it’s necessary to be truthful historical fiction, but a little too gory for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail