Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

8 reviews

billy_3's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and War

queensplay's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

It's only a 4 star simply because, while I really liked the book, and it's beautifully written, it's not something that will keep me up at night

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Xenophobia, and Grief

lottykarottie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

catorureads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book does not romanticize war, yet it shows us how we can find love even in the cruelest places.
While this book is disturbing and sad, I found the moments that will haunt me the most are the smallest little things. The In Memoriam pages in the newspaper. When you see 16 years old next to a name of a boy in the list of killed in action. When people who're both German and English are forced to fight against their kin. 

The thing that will keep lingering in my mind however, is the very last page of this book. Without spoiling, it's another newspaper article of 10 November 1918. I think that says enough. 

I did not cry but it was a very brutal book so make sure you're in the right headspace to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

msouth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

katiesbeengone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Alcohol, and Classism

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If you want the emotional devastation of The Song of Achilles but spread out over a full book, this is for you.

This blew me away and was so much more than I expected it to be. I usually steer clear of World War books, too used to those endless straight romance books you see in charity shops with a random photo of a milkmaid on the cover. 

It's an exploration of queer love in the 1910's, yes, but it's also predominantly a criticism of war, war propaganda, UK public school culture and the classism it foments, British imperialism, and more. It does not shy away from the horrors of war, both in the trenches and outside of them, with a large focus as well on the mental strain and PTSD it left in all who survived. 

It's incredibly violent and a difficult read at times (and I discovered a new trigger of mine in books!! tw enclosed spaces i guess) but I absolutely recommend it for anyone who feels up to it. 

Thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy of this book. I am voluntarily leaving an honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Antisemitism

tanishah's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and War

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Genocide, Racism, and Antisemitism