Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

7 reviews

birddie's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is the hardest book l've ever read. It's sad I'm 24 years old and this is the first and only time l've heard of this. It's even more sad that the stories and crimes in this book aren't even unique. This is something that's happening in our world right now. We don't learn about our history any more and that's why it repeats itself...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

angemelb's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Such a difficult read,  so many tragic events to have happened to the Chinese people outlined in this book.  I struggled through certain sections and needed to reflect many times.  Iris Chang's writing style was compelling,  easy to work through and insightful.  One of those books that will stay with me for ages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

stormblessedt's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

4.5

This is one of the most harrowing, disturbing history books I have ever read and further proof that nothing good happens on Dec 12 (I was born on this date).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Rape, Suicide, Murder, and War

Minor: Drug abuse

loveinafternoon's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

christine_beatrice's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

katbert's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

Extremely important text to read; the author does not hold back in describing the atrocities of the Rape of Nanking and the Massacre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

lexi17d's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War