Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout

8 reviews

alexdouglas's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Body horror, War, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Medical content, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Sexual assault

ckdew's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, War, Death, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

egmartin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Rape, Violence, Misogyny, War, Gun violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

csimonsensays's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking

meg_beth_like_littlewomen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful medium-paced

5.0

I listened to the audiobook. At first I was put off by the author’s voice but soon I realized I was listening to the actual human who endured the captivity she was describing, and my heart softened toward her voice. This story is horrible, distressing, and sickening. But Amanda remained full of hope, and that has stuck with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Torture, Gun violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Death, War, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Racism

nakedwaffles's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Rape, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

iamnita's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

2.5

It sure is hard to rate a memoir - but here goes anyway: I think this is a truly important story to tell and I am sure glad it was told and shared. Amanda’s insight into her own follies was much appreciated. That being said, this book was 200 pages too long which I believe was to help us get a sense of what 460 days of captivity *felt like* - which I didn’t care for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Confinement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and War

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Self harm

niksasali's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Rape, Confinement, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Gun violence