Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Tempo di seconda mano by Svetlana Alexiévich

7 reviews

wifeslife's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Abortion, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and War

chelsl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Suicide, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Torture, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

shoshin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.5

The overwhelming take-away from this book is that most Russians and citizens of former USSR countries are probably in desperate need of therapy. The other main take-away is that Russians/USSR citizens were in no way prepared to lose both their political system and their economic system at the same time. This may be why Putin and other dictators have been so successful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Death, War, Racism, Xenophobia, and Vomit

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

_shonahenderson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, War, Violence, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Racism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Torture, and Grief

emilyplun's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, War, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Racism, Torture, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

dominicangirl's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Kidnapping, War, Confinement, Death of parent, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

srm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A brutal, difficult read, and absolutely worth it. Alexievich somehow gets these remarkable personal stories from people, and then presents them in such a compelling way, that no matter how painful, you just have to keep reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Trafficking