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หลั่งเลือดที่นานกิง by Iris Chang, ฉัตรนคร องคสิงห์

145 reviews

spicewitch's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

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

aaraia's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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Extremely well-written. VERY intense and heartbreaking. Trigger warnings galore, but worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

carolinacortes's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

cararainx's review against another edition

5.0

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This is a well written and compressive history of Japanese war crimes in China. I consider this a WWII must-read for any history buffs. The author does not shy away from describing the nature of the crimes committed against Chinese civilians even in the title. The author takes enormous strides in telling the victims stories in all their detail so that we may never forget what happened in Nanking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Murder, War

sinnabookz's review against another edition

5.0

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Very very interesting, the research done was thorough the writing was direct but still respectful and considerate of the topic being covered. This is an amazing nonfiction it covers the topic very well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

binubri's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, War

pomegranatebaconjuice's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad

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Jesus fuck this was as rough to read as what it was necessary. Fuck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Abortion, Murder

Its really difficult to hear about this happening. 100% necessary though.

ashlightgrayson's review against another edition

5.0

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

skusaroo's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

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

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.

eerika06's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence