Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

27 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

isabellew27's review

informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Police brutality

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

kyras's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug abuse

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