Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

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

25 reviews

spicewitch's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Rape, Suicide, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Genocide, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

carolinacortes's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Genocide, Death, Colonisation, Animal death, Blood, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, and Grief

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.

shelbydm's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Racism

anhedonia_n_anomie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Violence, Body horror, Hate crime, Child abuse, Colonisation, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, War, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

katbert's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

Extremely important text to read; the author does not hold back in describing the atrocities of the Rape of Nanking and the Massacre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Rape, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

szlyen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Torture, Trafficking, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, War, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Incest, Murder, Racism, and Slavery

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

random19379's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

Great book, can’t stress the amount of trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Sexism, Genocide, Death, Body horror, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicide, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Colonisation, Rape, War, Blood, Violence, Gore, and Classism

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.

READ TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING

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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