Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Cesarzowa wdowa Cixi. Konkubina, która stworzyła współczesne Chiny by Jung Chang

2 reviews

josiee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

katy_bee's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.75

I'm not normally a non fiction reader but I was enthralled by this. Chang is a very readable author with a lot of information presented in a really accessible way. While she clearly admires dowager empress Cixi and wants to rehabilitate her reputation, she also describes her errors and flaws. I knew little about this period in Chinese history and I fascinated by the political intrigue and wider social impact. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Torture, and War