Reviews tagging 'War'

The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende

4 reviews

khayes2's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Most of her political and religious viewpoints align with my own, so I enjoyed learning about the things in her life that inspired and motivated her.

I was disappointed that the “history” of non-binary identities was told in such a euro-centric way with no references earlier than 1991. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

gem114's review against another edition

funny informative slow-paced

2.5

I wish I could rate this book in two parts. The first half was a very interesting memoir about Isabel Allende's life and upbringing. The second half, however, felt like a knock-off of the Vagina Monologues re-written as a textbook. At one point, she even mentioned the Vagina Monologues, and I had to roll my eyes because of how obvious it had been that the monologues inspired much of what she was writing about. I realize that sounds harsh, but it was pretty disappointing compared to the first half of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Abortion

Minor: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War

sammantha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, and War