Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang

6 reviews

birddie's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is the hardest book l've ever read. It's sad I'm 24 years old and this is the first and only time l've heard of this. It's even more sad that the stories and crimes in this book aren't even unique. This is something that's happening in our world right now. We don't learn about our history any more and that's why it repeats itself...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Gore, Rape, Bullying, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Addiction, Antisemitism, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Trafficking, and War

vapblack's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad fast-paced

She has obvious anti socialist biases, but she grew up in usa so that's expected. 

As long as you're aware of her bias, it's a good and informative book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Genocide, Suicide, Sexism, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Rape, Self harm, Racism, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Incest, Hate crime, Gore, Excrement, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Child death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, War, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

gaeliloveweiss's review

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexism, Torture, War, Racism, Body horror, Colonisation, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, Death, and Child death

yerulp's review

dark informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Every content warning under the sun

random19379's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Great book, can’t stress the amount of trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Sexism, Genocide, Death, Body horror, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicide, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Colonisation, Rape, War, Blood, Violence, Gore, and Classism

bandysbooks's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

How do you accurately rate a book of such importance? The Rape of Nanking is a moment in WW2 that has long been covered up, but should be taught and remembered. Upon Japanese invasion, the population of Nanking was treated to unimaginable horrors, wounds of which have lasted for generations.

I rated this book 5 stars because it presented the info in a way that was understandable. The author includes ample evidence for each claim and adequately paints a picture of China under Japanese rule. It’s important history and the author documents it well.

READ TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Rape