Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Educated by Tara Westover

17 reviews

sasshq's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

hayat_'s review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Truly heartbreaking and beautifully written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Police brutality

Minor: Fatphobia, Genocide, Slavery, Excrement, and Dementia

Abuse apologism

ameliazochos's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, and War

mme_carton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide and Dementia

toothpastefairy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

It's a deeply reflective memoir, in which Tara details her life thus far in a way that simultaneously terrifies me and provides some hope. Family relationships and the complexity of one's loyalties to blood versus oneself is difficult to write about, but Tara examines them with nuance and clarity. The cognitive dissonance and difficulties with growing apart from a family structure built on paranoia and isolation is also expertly described - there is a gentle empathy in her reflections.

Overall fantastic book, it certainly holds sentimental and personal value to me. An excellent and needed recommendation from my sister. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Colonisation

whylal's review against another edition

5.0

This book triggered a panic attack and a small bout of self harm. Very powerful, very graphic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Cancer, Genocide, and Miscarriage

Contains gaslighting, , stalking, very graphic depictions of injuries,