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A review by nina_rae_131
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Not for the faint of heart. It was very difficult to read, but I’m glad I did. It was very informative and well structured.
I believe it’s still relevant today:
“And there is yet a third lesson to be learned, one that is perhaps the most distressing of all. It lies in the frightening ease with which the mind can accept genocide, turning us all into passive spectators to the unthinkable. The Rape of Nanking was front-page news across the world, and yet most of the world stood by and did nothing while an entire city was butchered.” p221
I believe it’s still relevant today:
“And there is yet a third lesson to be learned, one that is perhaps the most distressing of all. It lies in the frightening ease with which the mind can accept genocide, turning us all into passive spectators to the unthinkable. The Rape of Nanking was front-page news across the world, and yet most of the world stood by and did nothing while an entire city was butchered.” p221
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Slavery, Medical content, and Trafficking
Minor: Drug use and Suicide