Reviews

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

anyajulchen's review against another edition

5.0

No volveré a ser feliz.

sonitus's review

dark emotional relaxing fast-paced

4.0

marionberry314's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

nourran's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

thetoreadlistpodcast's review

5.0

"'Nifty' is the wrong word..."- Episode 136, THE UNWOMANLY BANNER OF HEAVEN
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eviestarlight's review

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

urbanite's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

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

djryan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

tara_pikachu's review against another edition

5.0

Svetlana Alexievich is all the things I aspire to be....but will never in a million years.