Reviews tagging 'Death'

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

66 reviews

pandakiki98's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Torture

grimmoire's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Suicide, Cannibalism, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Torture

fenjareads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Suicide, War, Murder, Police brutality, Death, Death of parent, and Genocide

delaneybyrne's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Suicide, Physical abuse, Genocide, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, War, Sexual violence, and Death

stormblessedt's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

4.5

This is one of the most harrowing, disturbing history books I have ever read and further proof that nothing good happens on Dec 12 (I was born on this date).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Rape, Murder, War, Suicide, and Genocide

Minor: Drug abuse

gaeliloveweiss's review against another edition

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

ladee96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.75

"The Rape of Nanking" tells the harrowing story of Japan's destruction of the city Nanking preceding World War II. Iris Chang goes into heavy detail about the atrocities perpetuated by the Japanese within the first six weeks of them taking over the city, as well as highlighting those who put their lives on the line to save civilians. At times, some of the passages became very dense, and it did become difficult to get through.  One aspect of the book that I found to be the most interesting was Chang openly criticizing the Japanese government's attempts to block out this part of world history, and how they were able to come out of the event unscathed. Chang also brings up the fact that is event isn't taught in history curriculums in almost all schools at the time of the book's publication (1997).  Overall, this was an excellent and at times unsettling read, and it remains the definitive novel about the Rape of Nanking, and her book has helped to shed light on the dark chapters of Japan's history that they have tried to conceal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Blood, and Death

sgallagherr's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Genocide, Suicide, Violence, War, Incest, Sexual content, Blood, Racism, Slavery, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

cassie_happened's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

An incredibly brutal read but one that sheds light on an often forgotten/rarely taught time in history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, Rape, Child death, Death, Murder, War, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

dlajoie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence