Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Yo seré la última by Nadia Murad

14 reviews

msepulv2's review against another edition

dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, War, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Murder, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Hate crime, Genocide, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Child death, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

brittanydawnn_'s review against another edition

5.0

**Review to come. I’m still processing this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, War, Violence, and Genocide

theasbookworld's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Child death, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Vomit, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Mass/school shootings

felisiyah's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

5.0

It’s very well written. I sob a lot at the end of the book. i’d say that this is a very dark memoir and the abuse Nadia went through was so horrible it sounds like a fiction but it’s not. thoughts & prayer for the victim.. thank you for sharing Nadia it was so brave decision that you’ve made.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Torture, Rape, Trafficking, Slavery, and Genocide

ekanjo's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, Torture, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, War, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Rape, and Sexual violence

palis's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, and Violence

loreabad6's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, and Genocide

agneswilhelmine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Genocide, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

hollyd19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

It’s always hard to review a memoir, but this one particularly so. In The Last Girl, Nadia Murad recounts her experience of living through ISIS’s takeover of her Yazidi community, the mass execution of most of the men, and the enslavement of the women to be sabaya (sex slaves) for the militants. 

Murad’s writing is clear & deliberate, detailing her trauma in hopes of raising awareness & bringing justice to bear on ISIS for their war crimes. She reminisces on her youth, growing up poor but with a loving mother, large family, and a very tight-knit religious minority community. Against this backdrop, the ISIS takeover & genocide is utterly devastating to read. 

Murad mentions that she struggles to extend forgiveness to those who were not a part of ISIS but did not actively combat the new order. She candidly engages with the strain of balancing compassion against feeling abandoned. Even the family that ultimately aided her escape is not fawned over in the text. Murad acknowledges that while she is grateful, she wishes that dissenters had chosen to be more actively engaged with rescues and resistance. I admired her honesty and bravery. 

Ultimately, this book is remarkable, haunting, courageous, and important. I strongly recommend you pick it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Grief and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

ivassavi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

(2021 Book#12)
3.5-3.75⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence