Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexiévich

5 reviews

lizziaha's review against another edition

5.0

This book is just a deluge of pain and grief and raw humanity. And because of that humanity, hope and love manage to shine through, against all odds. This definitely reframed the Russian front for me, and gave me a whole new perspective on Russian women and their part in the war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, War, Antisemitism, Blood, Gun violence, Hate crime, Child death, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Rape, Suicide attempt, Deportation, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

thebowandthebook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Vivid, stark and gruesome, this book spared little detail but provided a remarkable look into the sides of WW2 not often seen. Truly illuminated the difference between the woman's views on war and the men's. Excellent read, so many stories... so many lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Child death, Animal death, Antisemitism, Gore, Torture, Sexual assault, War, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Excrement, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Medical content

cword's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Torture, War, Misogyny, Body horror, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexism, War, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Gore, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Child death, Torture, Excrement, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Animal death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

anna_wood's review

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Mental illness