Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Góry śpiewają by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

37 reviews

lenaschrn's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infertility, Toxic friendship

carlamari_13's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail

candournat's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So beautifully written and so sad.. an absolute must read if you’re a fan of historical fiction, or want to learn more about the Vietnam War! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

202claire's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism

feralbookwife's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Death of parent

wy_woman's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Rape, Abortion, Alcohol

ceedy's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Rape, Suicide

jayisreading's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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If time allowed, I would have read The Mountain Sings in one sitting. It was tough and heartbreaking to read, but Nguyễn wrote such a powerful story featuring strong women who, despite all the struggles they have faced, continued to push forward. I admittedly don’t know much about Vietnam’s history, so this book was not only an engaging story for me but an opportunity to learn as well. There was an intimacy and a complex love for the country and its people that Nguyễn explored through themes on family and compassion, but also war and grief.

One thing that took a little bit of getting used to was the jumping back and forth between time. It was disconcerting at first, but it started making more sense as you learned more about the Trần family.

Overall, though, I thoroughly enjoyed The Mountain Sings, finding that I needed to reflect on the themes I mentioned earlier. It’s clear that one thing that Nguyễn wants the reader to understand is the devastating effects of conflict, making you think about ongoing conflict today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Torture, Blood, Abortion

Minor: Cancer, Genocide

mimithorp's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Torture, Murder