Reviews tagging 'War'

Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera

7 reviews

withlovesammy's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Death, Rape, and Violence

kdaniels's review

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Murder, Child death, Suicide, and War

Minor: Infertility

nubiani's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

doublel11's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

1.25

I didn't care for this book from the beginning because it wasn't cohesive. There were too many people introduced too quickly, and it was hard to become invested as a result. By the end, it became more cohesive; however, that was when there was gratuitous violence. I've read plenty of books with difficult content, and I realize this book was about a war, but it was still fucking horrific. 

On the plus side, I liked learning more about Sri Lanka and that part of history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Rape

lavenderdolmeh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Suicide, Racism, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

galena417's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Genocide

Moderate: Rape

condensedmilk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

beautiful writing, it makes everything I experience on the daily look breathtaking again. this was my first time reading Sri Lankan literature so I was pleasantly surprised! although, I don't think the book should be advertised as Saraswati's and Yasodhara's stories because we see more of Yasodhara's life than Saraswati's life. overall, gut-wrenching, sorrowful and honestly—felt a little too real lol, but it's not necessarily a bad thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Rape

Moderate: Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit