Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

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

9 reviews

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

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

brynalexa's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Palestine will be free. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

abitbetterbooks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely incredible read. I loved the audiobook and felt that the other author, Dena, did a wonderful job bringing such painful moments and slivers of joy to life. Ahed’s story is heartbreaking and no person should ever have to endure such hardship, especially at such a young age. But despite how dark this book is, Ahed is still able to speak with such hope for the future.

If you are looking to learn more about what Palestinians experience under occupation, this is a really good place to start as a microcosm of the situation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Police brutality, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Genocide, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

caseythereader's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

letsgolesbians's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and War

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Excrement, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

dabutkus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Never has a book been so important at this moment and yet I don’t have words to describe the horrors and tragedy that Ahed has seen in her young life. Yet despite all the pain and suffering she’s witness, her strong and determination is amazing.  Spending eight months in a prison only causes her beliefs and determination to grow. 

I wanted to read a book from a Palestinian’s point of view and this book was a tough read but I leaned a lot while reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail