Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza

22 reviews

saramosquera18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

shay43geek's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lovest's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This is such a heartbreaking and powerful book. Starting from the point where Cristina decides to tell Lillian’s story, and backtracking through Lillian’s own meticulous writing, as well as the account of the people who were close to her before her murder. This book helps us reframe our preconceived ideas of domestic violence and the women who experience it… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

alecastaneda's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Abortion

ccate's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Abortion

lapuce1006's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

convivialcatch's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

libra_libros's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

itzblancas's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Violence

suspicious_salmon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abortion