Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani

5 reviews

lucille_c's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Violence, War, Death, Gore, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

emilymckay's review

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

lauraleila's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

swordfishtrombone's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Confinement

plantedreading's review

challenging sad

4.5

This was heavy and unsettling. It took some significant distance to dive back into it, but it’s very beautifully written. The descriptions of self-harm and the medical care on island was particularly difficult. A powerful read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence