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Die Vergewaltigung Von Nanking: Das Massaker In Der Chinesischen Hauptstadt Am Vorabend Des Zweiten Weltkriegs by Iris Chang, Sonja Hauser

62 reviews

errie's review against another edition

4.5

informative

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

spicewitch's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

carolinacortes's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War

ashlightgrayson's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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This was such an informative piece of journalism that encompassed all necessary background information required to thoroughly understand the topic even if you have no previous knowledge. Iris Chang walks you through the long history between China and Japan prior to the Nanking massacre. This helps give context to the events that occurred during the massacre. This book also makes it easy to connect the events occurring in other regions of the world at that time to the massacre. It allows for the narrative history feel cohesive and relative to other events happening simultaneously. Nothing in history exists in a vacuum and I was happy to see that Chang was able to elaborate on this point in her writing. There is a plethora of useful sources provided in the book as well for further research. Chang proposes her own opinions within the narrative history, but always with support from sources that she cites thoroughly. She also clarifies which parts of the history she had limited sources for. Additionally, she reveals some of her own bias as she explains her own family's history pertaining to the massacre. The way Chang weaves the narrative helps to create both sympathy for the victims of the massacre, and allow for nuance for the perpetrators without absolving them of their culpability.

As I was reading through this piece it felt like I was mourning the loss of Iris Chang simultaneously. She died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2004 and reading this just made me think about what a great loss that was to the journalism community (in addition to her family and loved ones). I would have loved to see her continued contributions to the acknowledgement of Chinese and Asian history. To this day I think there is still a gap in understanding Asian history in the West. I will definitely be reading her other works. This book is one of the best nonfiction books I've read this year and it still holds up today. This has definitely reignited my interest in Asian history. Can't wait to read more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

skusaroo's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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The true story of the worst thing to ever happen... until the following decade.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War

Don't read this if you're easily upset by the worst things humans can do to other humans. 40,000 to 300,000 civilians murdered in SIX WEEKS and in a manner that would make the directors of gore films blush.

snaggy95's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War

yerulp's review against another edition

4.5

dark informative fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

Every content warning under the sun

katbert's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative medium-paced

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Extremely important text to read; the author does not hold back in describing the atrocities of the Rape of Nanking and the Massacre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide

szlyen's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War

savyy's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation