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Reviews tagging 'Violence'
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay by Julian Aguon
9 reviews
lucyatoz's review
5.0
This compact book of 112 pages has commencement speeches, short stories about his life and those of his family amidst poetry and essays. I appreciated the varied writing styles which spoke truth to issues affecting his island nation, that were presented with conviction and clarity, to not turn away from environmental and issues of justice that impact so many in Guam and the wider Pacific Islands region, but to educate and motivate others across the world.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on BorrowBox. I read this for prompt 46, featuring Indigenous culture, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Colonisation
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Dementia, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Bullying
Minor: Cursing
steph_phanie's review
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Death, Grief, and Gore
Moderate: Police brutality, Rape, Suicide, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, and Physical abuse
zombiezami's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, Violence, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Incest, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Grief, Sexual violence, Ableism, Rape, Death, Genocide, Cannibalism, Bullying, and Confinement
Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Animal death, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Pregnancy
Minor: War and Chronic illness
uriah's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Torture, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
ren_the_hobbit's review
5.0
Graphic: Violence and Sexual violence
The chapter “fighting words” has the most graphic descriptions and so if you are in a bad place or worried about triggers I would be careful of reading that one.clstrifes's review
5.0
Graphic: War, Trafficking, Torture, Colonisation, Cancer, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexism, Cannibalism, and Misogyny
megansoetaert's review against another edition
4.0
only giving less than 4.75/5 stars for some of the more repetitive stories (we get it, the alchemist) & some feelings of distaste lol. also didn’t love the audiobook narrator… oops
Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, and Death
kestrelreader's review
5.0
Graphic: Violence
booknerdbetty's review
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Miscarriage, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Murder, Gore, Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Genocide, Dementia, Suicide, and Cancer