Reviews tagging 'Death'

They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by Dena Takruri, Ahed Tamimi

51 reviews

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

What an incredible memoir. It’s so hard to hear but so important. She is so reflective and her life story is incredible. Especially her time in prison. I also appreciate how she talked about afterwards. I think everyone should read the story to get an understanding of Palestine and the conflict as well as what the children of Palestine have been through. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aishakare's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

zombiezami's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jartone93's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

ashylibrarian's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

A truly stellar memoir encompassing the life of a fierce young activist that also shines an accessible light on the horrors happening in Palestine under the Israeli occupation. This is an emotional must-read book for readers of all ages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Moderate: Torture and War

goddessofwhatnot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This book should be required reading in all high/secondary schools in the world.

‘They Called Me a Lioness’ is by far the most accessible book I’ve yet to read about the Palestinian struggle and life under Israeli occupation.  All relevant aspects of the issue are addressed (including historical, political, legal, cultural, etc), all from the first person perspective of a teenaged Palestinian girl.

If I were to try to introduce someone to the subject of Palestine, I would first have them look up “the Nakba,” then I would immediately hand them a copy of this book!
✨10/10 stars ✨ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dragongirl271's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Torture

katiechasingchapters's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Police brutality

elizaob's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment