Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho

20 reviews

natnat033105's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Medical content, Slavery, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Body horror, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Excrement

Minor: Abortion

kshertz's review

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

This book is excellent. For sure it’s a thesis that became a book. It’s in a weird in between but it somehow works. Her mother’s story alone is captivating. It’s so interesting to have it through the lens of food. I would’ve loved more of the food and culture references. It was super fascinating to think about schizophrenia for women that are older as well. There’s a compelling story here about medication for mental health throughout the years that could almost be a second book. it can be dark at times but I think it’s super informative and important

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, War, Physical abuse, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

brynpemery's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

Minor: Xenophobia

iriwindel's review against another edition

Forgot that this was only available for a limited time on libby. After reading part of the brother's comment on goodreads I'm not going to buy it to keep reading, although what I read was compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Racism, Xenophobia, and War

tayloraa12's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and War

Minor: Rape, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

sarahelem's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I read this and thought about my American education, and how roughly 10 minutes of my entire school career was dedicated to the Korean War's impact on citizens, and even less on Asian immigrants from Korea to the United States. 

This memoir is incredibly eye-opening, challenging at all points, but in my opinion, essential reading. We need to amplify these voices. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Child death, Xenophobia, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Excrement, Confinement, Chronic illness, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Violence, Sexism, Mental illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, and Grief

knenigans's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

Devastating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Body horror, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Genocide, Grief, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Rape, Slavery, and War

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, War, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

sonora_jean's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Grief, and Racial slurs

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

alexashabit's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infidelity, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Excrement, and Xenophobia