Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

9 reviews

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

I decided to read this book because I bought a poster with 100 books to read in your lifetime. This is the nineteenth book I've read on this list. I thought I was going to struggle with this book being a non-fiction book, but my heart was hurting for this family throughout this book. 

This book is the story of the three daughters of China and it’s their family history that spans a century. Jung Chang recounts of three generations of women in her own family, the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother and the daughter herself. She reveals the epic history of China’s twentieth century. It is breathtaking in its scope, unforgettable in its descriptions. This story is heartbreaking and empowering.  

Usually I struggle with non-fictions book, I find them slow, boring and can never pay attention to what is going on that it feels like a drag. This book is heartbreaking and discusses heavy topics and is brutal with some of the descriptions, it was a book I managed to get through and I think this was due to the writing and how Jung had a way of getting her grandmothers and mother’s story across. It was heartbreaking and throughout the book I just wanted to hug these ladies. Even though I hate this generation, it made me thankful on where I was born.  

I wouldn’t say this book had any weaknesses, but I think that the length of the chapters sometimes made it a struggle to finish them and obviously some of the dark subjects, I was cringing a bit. I was glad that we got an ending, even though Jung Chang is still alive and well, so I don’t know if there is another book hopefully with the next generation with her children. But I'm hoping that they have all had a healthy and happy life.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: War, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Excrement

philosopher_kj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, War, Classism, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Xenophobia

Minor: Excrement, Abortion, and Drug use

alexhaydon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Gore, Torture, War, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship

montyalmoro's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Medical trauma, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia

lu_ranger's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Torture, and Police brutality

98romantic's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

4.75

A classic for a reason!! Beautifully written to the point that it feels like fiction, but really it’s just credit to Jung Chang’s skills as a writer. Amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Misogyny, and Confinement

labyrinthsandlayers's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

temsu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Death, Medical content, Blood, Murder, Bullying, Child death, Torture, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Mental illness, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

juliastern__'s review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Torture, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship