Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

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

36 reviews

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

...it's impossible for anyone to read this book and not be emotionally and mentally drained; such is the level of depravity, horrific barbarity, and bestial violence of the book's subject matter (i actually cried and had trouble sleeping while reading it--a definite first). a work of monumental importance, the rape of nanking is essential reading, esp for the fact that japanese ignorance and even ridiculous denial still perservere, and justice has yet to be served for the massacre's victims. tbh this book shouldnt even be rated, bc its significance alone unquestionably exceeds any such trivial thing as a star rating on this site. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Police brutality

samarakroeger's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ntawn0's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nota_candycaine's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Be prepared for gory violence, sexual trauma and assault, genocide denial, and upsetting imagery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

east_blue's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

patrick_ryan's review against another edition

dark informative

4.0

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This is the horrifying story of the Japanese massacre of Nanjing. It also talks about how this massacre has been allowed to almost disappear from history. To me, the fact that this is ignored in history class is in itself s tragedy. It's like if we also didn't teach about concentration camps or the atomic bombs.  I can't think of another event in human history that is as cruel as the rape of Nanjing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Rape, and Violence