Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

5 reviews

philosopher_kj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, War, Classism, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Xenophobia

Minor: Excrement, Abortion, and Drug use

josiee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Classism, Miscarriage, Confinement, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Suicide attempt, War, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, Rape, Police brutality, and Violence

montyalmoro's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Medical trauma, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia

nixusiai's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

this is just incredible. it shows a personal perspective of china's history, and jung chang writes it so well. i felt sad and angry at the tragedy that follows her family, but it also gives hope that things can and will change. idk i highly recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Physical abuse

holly_ey's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Grief