Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

La guerra no tiene rostro de mujer by Svetlana Alexiévich

10 reviews

lizziaha's review against another edition

5.0

This book is just a deluge of pain and grief and raw humanity. And because of that humanity, hope and love manage to shine through, against all odds. This definitely reframed the Russian front for me, and gave me a whole new perspective on Russian women and their part in the war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, War, Antisemitism, Blood, Gun violence, Hate crime, Child death, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Rape, Suicide attempt, Deportation, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

thebowandthebook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Vivid, stark and gruesome, this book spared little detail but provided a remarkable look into the sides of WW2 not often seen. Truly illuminated the difference between the woman's views on war and the men's. Excellent read, so many stories... so many lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Child death, Animal death, Antisemitism, Gore, Torture, Sexual assault, War, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Excrement, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Medical content

rcsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Torture, Blood, Death, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Rape

cword's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Torture, War, Misogyny, Body horror, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Domestic abuse

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexism, War, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Gore, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Child death, Torture, Excrement, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Animal death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

humblebookdragon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, War, and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

lectricefeministe's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, War, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Animal death, Chronic illness, Deportation, Blood, Gun violence, and Sexism

valentia's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Death

mina_m's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

5.0

I’ve read a lot about WWII but this was different. More real. More raw.

Also, reading this while serving in the military was a quite the experience. While I haven’t experienced war, it’s strange how many of the typical military things I recognized.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Sexism, Rape, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, and Blood

catrina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence