Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Quando le montagne cantano by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

44 reviews

helaylay's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Medical content

nora_rez's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-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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Heart wrenching story about survival and resilience. Taught me a lot about the Vietnam war. The writing was ok, nothing extraordinary but the story made up for it imho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault

23mama's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

Minor: Death, Genocide, Sexual assault

colormecaro's review against another edition

4.5

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

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Alcoholism

velvetcelestial's review against another edition

5.0

dark 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

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, War

brogan7's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion

hannahhmh's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, War

sehenry20's review against another edition

4.75

challenging sad 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: Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Classism

pranjuli's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, War

sterreg's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

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This story grabbed me from beginning to end, even though the heaviness of the topic made me take breaks in-between. It tells stories of the goodness between people when we arrive in our darkest hour. About the power of perseverance for our families. It makes us long for the connections around us and value what we have. But it also creates awareness about topics that used to feel so far away. I've felt for these characters, and have grown to remember the smallest details the more I read about them. They felt real and their struggle felt incredibly harsh and unfair.

The change of faith is possible. As long as we follow the road of goodness, strength will find its way. A gorgeous story of family, broken hearts and loss, and how the family bounced back through hardship of a broken country.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Death of parent