Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

8 reviews

gveltaine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Abortion

Minor: Genocide

aknaag's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

The story is honestly heartbreaking, considering that it is based on the real life genocide in Nangkin it’s obviously so hard to grasp. 

But let me just say, the MC is so boring and unbearable like she is so? Lame…? Like I couldn’t care less about her part of the plot, I was only keen on other aspects or other characters on the book.  She was as plain as soggy oatmeal.  Also gave me Asian fetish vibes but that’s just me.  

I want to say nothing really, disturbed or shocked me? I want to say that’s because I’m either super desensitized which isn’t shocking or that I was very prepared for the worst considering the most unspeakable did happen in real life.  But I wanna say I wasn’t expecting what happened irl to be written and fleshed out in a purely fictional story solely out of respect, so I understand that.

It’s just…. Parts of the story really bored me personally. The MC was just… girl have some personality lmao you’re so fucking BORING.

Anyway that *one* scene or the climax? The whole point of the plot when it finally played out, it was so heartbreaking and fucking tragic nonetheless, had me gasping and just all around so fucking sad that it happened , and to say most likely happened IRL??

All I gotta say is Japan had the craziest rebranding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ad1t1s's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

velvetcelestial's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, and Violence

cappitak's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

e_gracereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed this book, more than I even expected to. It was horrific — which is to be expected, considering it’s a historical fiction about the Rape of Nanking — but it was incredibly well written, haunting, and mysterious. It’s going to sit with me for a while, I think, especially this: is ignorance forgivable? 

Incredibly poignant. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ratchel_l's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Self harm, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Sexual violence

angela_iseli's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and War

Moderate: Forced institutionalization