Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Quando le montagne cantano by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

32 reviews

timesnewromance's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

candournat's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So beautifully written and so sad.. an absolute must read if you’re a fan of historical fiction, or want to learn more about the Vietnam War! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

202claire's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism

painausten314's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Abandonment

proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Huong lever med sin mormor i Hanoi. Hennes far är utkallad i kriget och hennes mor, som är läkare, har gett sig ut i kriget för att leta efter honom. Medan de hukar undan amerikanska bomber och väntar på föräldrarnas hemkomst så får Huong ovärderliga lektioner om livet av sin mormor. 

Det här är en gripande och fantastiskt skriven skildring av ett land och en släkts historia. Vietnam koloniserades av Frankrike under 1800-talet och direkt efter andra världskriget utbröt Indokinakriget (1946-1954), som fördes mellan den vietnamesiska motståndsrörelsen och Frankrike. Fransmännen besegrades och lämnade landet. Detta resulterade i en delning av Vietnam i Nord och Syd och fortsatte sedan med Vietnamkriget. Det är nästan ofattbart att ett land kan "återuppstå" efter så många år av ständiga krig. Familjen vi får följa är med om fruktansvärda händelser och det är självklart jobbigt att läsa om. Tack och lov finns där ljusglimtar i form av beslutsamhet, hopp och kärlek, så det är inte bara elände. 

Det känns som om jag kommer karaktärerna nära, de känns som riktiga människor. Jag älskar alla "inslängda" vietnamesiska ord och citat, det blir väldigt äkta, och jag är glad att jag lyssnat så jag fått höra uttalen. Jag lärde mig också en hel del om Vietnams historia, utan att det kändes som en historielektion, och numera vet jag t ex vad "jordreformen" innebar. Jag är väldigt glad att jag läste den här boken, särskilt med tanke på att jag läser alldeles för lite litteratur från Asien. Rekommenderas varmt!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment

bouebooks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

ok7a's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Death, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Murder, Abandonment, War

Moderate: Cancer, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent

tumbleweedreads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Abortion, Pregnancy

Minor: Chronic illness, Excrement

marjoleinvanderspoel's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Lyrical and enchanting, The Mountains Sing tells the history of a whole country through the tale of two generations of women. A must read! Quê' Mai details a large part of the atrocities committed during the Vietnam war with painstaking care, covering everything from PTSD to the devastating impact of chemical warfare. At the same time, this story is filled with love, hope and compassion. The language is just beautiful and you can really tell that the author also writes poetry. The only issue I had with the book was that the pacing was a little off at times. The resolution came too quick, which undermined the build up that the two different time lines were supposed to set up. I think the book could have benefited from a few extra chapters, especially in Diêu Lan's perspective. My rating would be 4.5 stars if possible but will round up because I still really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Miscarriage, Rape, Forced institutionalization

Minor: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Vomit