Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

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

11 reviews

waima_03's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Death, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, War, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, Suicide, Torture, Body horror, and Sexual assault

vapblack's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad fast-paced

She has obvious anti socialist biases, but she grew up in usa so that's expected. 

As long as you're aware of her bias, it's a good and informative book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Genocide, Suicide, Sexism, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Rape, Self harm, Racism, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Incest, Hate crime, Gore, Excrement, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Child death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, War, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

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

wellreadandhalfdead's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Incest, Trafficking, Racism, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Murder, War, Violence, Slavery, Medical trauma, and Kidnapping

christine_beatrice's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Torture, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Slavery, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Child death

_meeg's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, and War

knlipke's review against another edition

It has nothing to do with how the book was written!!!! I found myself disgusted with the very true, real life events that happened to these poor people of Nanking that I couldn’t read on for the sake of my mental health. I will pick it up again one day

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and War

skusaroo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

The true story of the worst thing to ever happen... until the following decade.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Violence, Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Murder, Police brutality, War, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Suicide, Slavery, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Incest, Genocide, Death of parent, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Child abuse, and Cannibalism

Don't read this if you're easily upset by the worst things humans can do to other humans. 40,000 to 300,000 civilians murdered in SIX WEEKS and in a manner that would make the directors of gore films blush.

yerulp's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, War, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Xenophobia, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexism, Blood, Classism, Deportation, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Trafficking

Every content warning under the sun

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

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