Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Incendies by Wajdi Mouawad

6 reviews

estrellavolren24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

nathalie90's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

mlnfrdt's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

READ THIS BOOK!!! PLEASE DO IT!!!!!!!!!! AND DONT SPOIL YOURSELF BEFOREHAND JUSTE READ IT!!!!! 


i had to read this book for school (i will forever thank my french teacher for it) and i wasnt expecting anything from it but wow. It might be one of the best book ive ever read. Technically its a play not a boon but whatever. The story is mysterious and moving. Theres a weird dark atmosphere surrounding the story and i couldnt understand why until the end. The plot is simple: Jeanne and Simon are twins, their mom just died. While opening her will, they’re told that she wants them to find their brother and their dad. The story is basically the quest of the twins trying to find the truth about their mom, theire family and even themselves. 
The book is easy to read cause it keeps you entertained. 
I also think its important to read this type of stories cause it takes its inspiration from real life event (here, the Lebanese war).  I would say its an hard read because of the violence of certain bits but its true to what happened irl, its authentic. 
If i could rate this book higher, i would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

punisher's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Moderate: Genocide, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Death, Hate crime, and Murder

janicewu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the most emotional and intense book i think i’ve read. truly an emotional rollercoaster. i’ve never read a book that has shocked me as much as this book. it will forever be one of my favourite books simply because Mouawad kept me on my toes cover to cover and kept me weeping for half of it. a story of a mother’s love, war, sickness, trauma and lineage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

sexual assault and incest becomes one of the main themes in the book later and it changes the entire course of the book.

annapox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

3 stars for the plot; 1 star for the writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Rape, Torture, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Ableism and Confinement