Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

10 reviews

rachela_7's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, and War

rosy24's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, and War

kt_schutte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

eldane's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a lyrical, poetic, and moving fictional account of three siblings as they are forced to leave home in order to survive the aftermath of the Vietnam War. It was deeply emotional and tragic, but the reader doesn't really get to know the characters. There's a lot of telling and not showing, which I get frustrated with. There are also several timeskips that can be annoying, especially since you can't sit with the characters long enough. It was a beautiful and moving story I just didn't really feel connected with the characters or felt like I truly knew them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

megangrace's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Trafficking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

internationalreads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

lena_and_her_books's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and War

seonaidrogers's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, and War

mappy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Heart-wrenching and chilling, hopeful and warm; this novel manages to cover the expanse of decades and the complexity of displacement, trauma, loss, family and identity in a short number of pages - add the unearthing of Vietnamese history, of lore and literature, and at a technical level Wandering Souls is truly impressive, though it's the spirit of this novel that will stick with any reader. The beginning was compelling and, contrary to other readers, I thought the ending was wonderful, moving and appropriate, hitting all the right notes. Not always easy to read, but ultimately stunning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence and Trafficking

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

randisworld's review

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

WOWZA! That was heart-breaking but incredibly beautiful. I cried while reading it but I appreciated every minute. I would like to learn more about Vietnamese history. I am thankful for this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, and Death of parent