Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

8 reviews

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

joanacanada's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

Ações relatadas neste livro estão entre (se não mesmo são) as mais nojentas que se possa imaginar serem cometidas por seres humanos, gravidade amplificada por se terem passado inúmeras vezes ao longo do tempo e espaço (geográfico). Apesar de o livro se focar maioritariamente em mulheres/meninas, a autora também menciona que em muitos casos homens/meninos são vítimas de abusos - embora estes casos sejam ainda mais "tabu", e por isso ainda mais difícil de perceber a frequência e a dimensão do problema. Homens que violam senhoras de idade, mulheres, raparigas, meninas e bebés, não deixando a salvo nenhuma idade ou geração, homens que violam em grupo ou individualmente, homens que violam com o seu orgão genital ou que usam objetos como paus ou armas, homens que compram e violam e vendem raparigas como se fossem um objeto, homens que roubam até à última parte da alma a humanidade das mulheres. Mulheres que são sujeitas a violações físicas e psicológicas que não conseguiríamos imaginar nos nossos piores cenários, mulheres que sofrem homens e anos sem fim, para muitas vezes depois ainda serem marginalizadas, discriminadas ou mesmo ostracizadas pelas suas comunidades e famílias, e que quase nunca chegam a receber justiça alguma por tudo o que passaram. 
 Quando ultrapassamos o choque, indignação, raiva, sofrimento por compaixão, e surpresa pela força de espírito e caráter que as sobreviventes exibem face às agressoes que sofreram, temos uma réstia de espaço mental para desviarmos o olhar para o homem que comete todas estas atrocidades - como é que é possível que tantos homens "normais" tenham sido capazes de cometer barbaridades tão desumanas? Qual é o tipo de ambiente que se gera numa guerra, num batalhão de soldados, no terreno de combate, para que seja possível tantos homens serem cúmplices de tamanhas atrocidades?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Sexual harassment

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

katie_biggs7's review

challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

tabitha_isabelle's review

challenging dark emotional informative

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

angrycomrade's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief

jbraith's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Grief, and Medical trauma