Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

12 reviews

karissabubble's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

This was honestly very eye opening. It's absolutely sickening how the occupied settlers treat Palestinians and the faulty systems Ahed Tamimi had ro go through as a child. It's amazing to learn about her journey with activism and protesting for her people and her home Palestine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Blood, Genocide, Child abuse, Death, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Racism

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

sarahsbookstacks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Required reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

diannasbooks's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This memoir was so powerful. I spent the majority of the book ugly crying. It opened my eyes. Due to the current situation going on in Palestine, I went searching and found this book. I had no idea the horrors they are going through and have been going through for 75 years. Please pick up this book. It is so powerful and moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Child abuse, Death, Bullying, Ableism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Torture, Mental illness, War, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Vomit

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, War, Torture, Genocide, Murder, Hate crime, and Colonisation

shay43geek's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Gore, Colonisation, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Torture, Medical trauma, War, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

redthistle's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Racism, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Genocide, Dysphoria, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Police brutality, Torture, War, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

readingwithkaitlyn's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

eschorrlesnick's review

informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Police brutality, Death, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit

dabutkus's review

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