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The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexiévich

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aclassi_k's review against another edition

5.0

This is a book about war everyone should read.

I cried, I smiled, at times it was breathtaking and at times I could feel my heart skipping a bit. I've never felt more connected to the women of my culture and my heritage.

War's Unwomanly Face has definitely become one of my most favourite books.

junyan's review against another edition

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5.0

写大历史而抛弃小人物是对人类的背叛。
抗击covid-19的战役中有多少女性出征？事后我们的媒体又如何作为？在贯穿人类历史的bropropriating的阴影之下，除了女权运动，女性和男性共同参与斗争的结局就是倒戈。父权制不倒，女性就永远不被当做并肩同伴。

anyajulchen's review against another edition

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5.0

No volveré a ser feliz.

sonitus's review against another edition

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dark emotional relaxing fast-paced

4.0

marionberry314's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

nourran's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

thetoreadlistpodcast's review against another edition

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5.0

"'Nifty' is the wrong word..."- Episode 136, THE UNWOMANLY BANNER OF HEAVEN
https://sites.libsyn.com/150491/the-unwomanly-banner-of-heaven

eviestarlight's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

urbanite's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

lizziaha's review against another edition

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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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