birddie's reviews
53 reviews

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is the hardest book l've ever read. It's sad I'm 24 years old and this is the first and only time l've heard of this. It's even more sad that the stories and crimes in this book aren't even unique. This is something that's happening in our world right now. We don't learn about our history any more and that's why it repeats itself...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Gore, Rape, Bullying, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Addiction, Antisemitism, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Trafficking, and War

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

5.0

Twisted by Emily McIntire

dark emotional tense

5.0

Wretched by Emily McIntire

dark medium-paced

4.0

The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

5.0

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Blood, Self harm, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

The Outsider by Stephen King

1.75

The Institute by Stephen King

dark emotional hopeful tense

5.0

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

4.0

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

5.0