Reviews tagging 'Grief'

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung

15 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

this book was a very hard thing to read. it includes almost every content warning you can imagine. I can't believe i did not learn about this in any of my schooling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This is the second book I read about the events that happened in Cambodia (this first was Survival In The Killing Fields - I actually recommend you start with that one as it gives so much extra context to experience things from an adult perspective first).

This book was pretty powerful. Seeing the chaos and hardships through the eyes of the most vulnerable (a little girl) was an eye opening experience. I respect the authors strength and bravery during those times. This book is about a family trying to stay together and survive during a collapse of their society. It's easy and enjoyable to read but the heavy content makes is challenging at times. It's written so vividly that you feel as though it's fiction.

It's crazy that this happened not so long ago. This book truly illustrates the dangers of communism and a tyrannical government. I'd recommend this book to anyone who is interested in crimes against humanity and recent history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Vomit

raebelanger's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and War

gaeliloveweiss's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

nikafreeka's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.75

An incredibly powerful book. I can’t believe that millions of people had similar experiences. I only took of 1/4 of a point because it was upsetting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

whatannikareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

a very important, hard read. definite warnings if you can't read about blood, genocide, murder, but i'm grateful that she didn't sugarcoat the atrocities committed on the cambodian people. we all know genocide and war is bad, but it's books like these that humanize the victims and give us vivid insight into what happened to them. how the effects of war stay with you forever. i hope ung's family members who were murdered have found peace; a book like this is a blessing that exists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

magneto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

m4rtt4's review

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Heartbreaking, well-written, emotional, important. ANOTHER CATASTROPHIC CONFLICT OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS DECIDED TO IGNORE smh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ob_liv_ious's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Grief, and Death of parent

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Excrement, Vomit, and Religious bigotry