Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb

15 reviews

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism and Gaslighting

fordie_e's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ansoreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Sexual harassment, and War

maliahdestiny's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

This was one of the hardest books I’ve ever read, but it was so informative and inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and War

kirstenf's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Deportation

annniina98's review against another edition

4.5

May be clear to everyone, but to check content warnings. This book is definitely not for everyone. But if you can read about these topics, I'd highly recommend this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism and Abortion

lucywadley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

emilily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Painful to read, and worthy of almost every trigger warning,  yet a very important piece of journalism. Approach with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

el_za_k's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

blueskies157's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and War