Reviews tagging 'Death'

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista

16 reviews

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

It was not always linear and at times was difficult to follow 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Child death, Addiction, Ableism, Gun violence, and Confinement

zoinkie's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Police brutality, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Drug abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcoholism, Classism, Cursing, Gore, and Violence

ange_astylecollector's review

emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Torture, and Violence

wendywoo1's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Child death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Sexual violence, Body horror, Torture, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

swiggitypika's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Police brutality, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

clarxvizconde13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This work documents Patricia Evangelista's work as a trauma reporter, focusing on Rodrigo Duterte's War on Drugs. It painted a picture of how Duterte came to power - what made him the choice for some Filipinos - during the 2022 Presidential elections. 

Extremely heartbreaking, Evangelista's extensive research and beautiful writing made me devour the book. At times I had to stop and reflect because realizing how many lives were taken under the pretext of "nanlaban" is emotionally draining. 

Evangelista's play on words and translation made this an engaging read from start to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Death, and Violence

jouljet's review

challenging informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, and Death

syrup_'s review

emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, and Police brutality

Minor: Transphobia

omgsynecdoche's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

This is a thought-provoking piece about the state of not only the Philippines but also its people. In the midst of a “war on drugs” declared by a former president, there is a need to examine the casualties, and whether they were indeed enemies or simply collateral damage. 

Evangelista’s writing remains to be sharp yet poetic at the same time. I found especially interesting the way she paralleled the (re)birth of Philippine democracy 30+ years ago and the death of literally thousands of Filipinos. A must-read  if you’re Filipino, by blood, by law, or just at heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Violence, Death of parent, and Gun violence

owmyleg's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Child death, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Violence