Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Pět Číňanů oběšených v Idahu by Jenny Tinghui Zhang

50 reviews

pyronautphea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

cassidy's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

Brutal. The authors note at the end was very insightful as to the purpose/importance of this book.
I think my favorite parts were the descriptions of calligraphy in relations to peoples names

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

cc0906's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

atamano's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Murder

truleejenann's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mmikadze's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

cait's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

effiereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Kidnapping

sofiercely's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

debimorton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Difficult read. Calligraphy. Daiyu (Jacob Li), Nelson, Nam, Lum, Madame, Jasper. China to San Francisco to Idaho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Violence