Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Wüstenblume by Waris Dirie

12 reviews

grboph's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

This was a really quick read, and very engaging and inspiring. Waris Dirie is an incredibly brave, strong human being with a truly incredible story that I believe is important for people to hear, as it humanizes many important global issues that may not be as familiar to people in the Global North. I find it very inspiring how Dirie is using her experiences and platform for good. My favorite aspect of this book was how personal it was - whenever I was reading it, I felt like I was sitting down across from Dirie, listening to her tell me her life story. All in all, this was a wonderful book about an amazing person that I felt very fortunate to have been able to read. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes memoirs or who is looking for something quick to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Sexual violence, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, War, Death, Deportation, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy

josy_trapp's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Medical trauma, Rape, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Pedophilia

lalu's review against another edition

emotional informative

3.25

Zum zweiten Mal gelesen in 2022
Wichtige Message und ein krasser Lebensweg! Waris Dirie hat ohne Zweifel enorm dazu beigetragen, dass die Welt auf weibliche Genitalverstümmelung aufmerksam wurde, davor habe ich einen Riesenrespekt. 
Warum dann nur 3,25 Sterne? Das Lesen hat mir einfach keinen Spaß gemacht. Nicht weil es unangenehme Themen waren, sondern weil es schlecht geschrieben und/oder schlecht übersetzt wurde (das kann ich nicht einschätzen). Der Schreibstil hat so viel Gefühl und Ausdrucksstärke wie meine Aufsätze aus der 5. Klasse. 
Und ich weiß nicht wie clever es war die beiden Zeitungsartikel am Ende des Buches abzudrucken, denn sie zeichnen nicht direkt ein vorteilhafte Bild von Waris Dirie. Im Buch gibt es ein paar Anzeichen, aber besonders durch die Artikel wirkt Frau Dirie überfordert, extrem sprunghaft und wenig empathisch. Vielleicht war es eine bewusste Entscheidung sie auf eine ehrliche Weise darzustellen, aber für mein Gefühl schießt diese Darstellung am Ziel des Buches vorbei. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Animal death and War

anskutiti's review against another edition

challenging informative sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: War and Pregnancy

elodiepoline404's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Animal death

kiabejero's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

suzanneke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

sophie_visentin's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Death, and Child death

bek_parsons's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Rape

j_erics's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny and Physical abuse

Female genital mutilation