Reviews tagging 'War'

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb

16 reviews

maliahdestiny's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

This was one of the hardest books I’ve ever read, but it was so informative and inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Slavery, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, War, and Violence

camijupiter's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, War, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Torture, Racism, Murder, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Violence, and Suicide attempt

amyjayexo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and War

kirstenf's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Grief, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Deportation

annniina98's review against another edition

4.5

May be clear to everyone, but to check content warnings. This book is definitely not for everyone. But if you can read about these topics, I'd highly recommend this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Self harm, Rape, Infertility, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gore, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Grief, War, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Abandonment, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Abortion and Cannibalism

anna_lea2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Genocide, Sexual violence, and War

lucywadley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Abortion, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Body horror, Torture, Incest, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, War, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Trafficking, and Sexual violence

beckyp91's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

3.75

The stories in this book are enormously important and I'm in awe of the strength of the survivors telling their stories, and of the tenacity of the author in listening and recounting their experiences. For that reason this book is enormously important and well worth reading. However I felt that it was let down by the structure of the book and how rushed it felt in places, with little overarching coherence and what felt like random segues in to different timeframes, and some areas where the editing could have caught repetition of facts and phrases within a few pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, War, Violence, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Blood, and Abortion

frankk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and War

emilily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Painful to read, and worthy of almost every trigger warning,  yet a very important piece of journalism. Approach with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Trafficking, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence