Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Góry śpiewają by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

42 reviews

franklola's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War

vincci's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a moving book about intergenerational trauma as a result of events that happened in Vietnam between the French occupation, the Japanese occupation during WWII, the rise of communism, the Vietnam War and its aftermath. Nguyen Phan does not spare any details in sharing these stories and does a masterful job crafting the voices of the characters telling them. In interviews, Nguyen Phan has spoken about wanting to tell the stories that haven't been told in existing works. As someone who wasn't very familiar with Vietnamese history prior to reading this book, it has taught me about the resilience of the Vietnamese people, knowing that many today continue to carry these stories and trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Abortion, Colonisation

Minor: Cancer

starsincline's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Abortion

beca's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Torture

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

lorenag5's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-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, Cancer, Child death, Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

marie's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Blood, Colonisation

solaria's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

timesnewromance's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

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