Reviews tagging 'Torture'

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

3 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Oh wow. Speechless. Ending was not what I expected. So much intergenerational anguish and fighting for survival. And I loved all the poetry too. Hoping to read more of her works after having finished this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Torture, Alcohol, Infertility, Blood, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ittywitty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Drug use, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Racism, Abandonment, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cancer

shay43geek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Confinement, Body shaming, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment