Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexiévich

2 reviews

wifeslife's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Abortion, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and War

historically_brunette's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Antisemitism, Confinement, Terminal illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Animal cruelty