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

18 reviews

ashlightgrayson's review

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was such an informative piece of journalism that encompassed all necessary background information required to thoroughly understand the topic even if you have no previous knowledge. Iris Chang walks you through the long history between China and Japan prior to the Nanking massacre. This helps give context to the events that occurred during the massacre. This book also makes it easy to connect the events occurring in other regions of the world at that time to the massacre. It allows for the narrative history feel cohesive and relative to other events happening simultaneously. Nothing in history exists in a vacuum and I was happy to see that Chang was able to elaborate on this point in her writing. There is a plethora of useful sources provided in the book as well for further research. Chang proposes her own opinions within the narrative history, but always with support from sources that she cites thoroughly. She also clarifies which parts of the history she had limited sources for. Additionally, she reveals some of her own bias as she explains her own family's history pertaining to the massacre. The way Chang weaves the narrative helps to create both sympathy for the victims of the massacre, and allow for nuance for the perpetrators without absolving them of their culpability.

As I was reading through this piece it felt like I was mourning the loss of Iris Chang simultaneously. She died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2004 and reading this just made me think about what a great loss that was to the journalism community (in addition to her family and loved ones). I would have loved to see her continued contributions to the acknowledgement of Chinese and Asian history. To this day I think there is still a gap in understanding Asian history in the West. I will definitely be reading her other works. This book is one of the best nonfiction books I've read this year and it still holds up today. This has definitely reignited my interest in Asian history. Can't wait to read more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Child death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, War, Torture, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Incest, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Rape, Suicide, and Blood

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

savyy's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Abortion, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Deportation, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Blood, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Antisemitism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and War

tinybluepixel's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Torture, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Genocide, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Miscarriage, Blood, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, War, Murder, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Hate crime

bandysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

How do you accurately rate a book of such importance? The Rape of Nanking is a moment in WW2 that has long been covered up, but should be taught and remembered. Upon Japanese invasion, the population of Nanking was treated to unimaginable horrors, wounds of which have lasted for generations.

I rated this book 5 stars because it presented the info in a way that was understandable. The author includes ample evidence for each claim and adequately paints a picture of China under Japanese rule. It’s important history and the author documents it well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Rape

lexi17d's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Racism, Incest, Sexual violence, Gore, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Self harm, Child death, War, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Excrement, Body horror, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Genocide, Death, Blood, Torture, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Infertility

ccpetrikas's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Torture, Hate crime, Death, Colonisation, Blood, Misogyny, Gore, Violence, Racism, Murder, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Abortion, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Child death, and Xenophobia

ntawn0's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Xenophobia