Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

10 reviews

angela__g's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Racism, and Sexual assault

lovetlr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racial slurs, Child death, Rape, Suicide, Racism, Ableism, Death of parent, War, Violence, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Deportation

jessreadsandrambles's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Racism, and Racial slurs

taegibff's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Infertility, Racism, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, War, and Xenophobia

juleskr02's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.75

my first laufey book club read, and a pretty slow read i’m embarrassed! 

this story was so depressing, maybe that’s why i took my time with it. i enjoyed it immensely, but was still so turned off by the horrible events that happened to pearl and may. lisa see does a phenomenal job at writing historical fiction in that it all feels so real. 

i was a little disappointed in the ending, and that’s simply because i didn’t know there was a sequel! i need to know what happens next ah! 

so many annotations and standout quotes in this novel, it was excellently written for sure! i enjoyed it a lot, and i look forward to reading dreams of joy soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Deportation, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, War, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Suicide, Rape, and Racism

Minor: Pregnancy

kiara_seoul's review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

Man this book was slow. I felt like I was reading this book forever. Though I’m glad I finished it.

This book taught me a lot of the Chinese immigration experience and the poor conditions of Chinatown.

It was clear the author did incredible amounts of research and I do commend that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny

silverrose187's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Sexual violence, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Child death, Miscarriage, Infertility, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Rape, Suicide, and Blood

bailee_c's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

Minor: Classism, Grief, Blood, Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Violence

paperbackstacks's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

alicelalicon's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia