audreysaurusrex 's review for:

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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This book is absolutely worthwhile and excellently framed/organized, relying on primary sources from Chinese, Japanese, and European/American voices. HOWEVER, make sure you read/listen to it in a safe place because as you can imagine it is very emotionally challenging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

Moderate: Suicide, Torture

Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, Kidnapping