Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Quando le montagne cantano by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

3 reviews

moniipeters's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

singout's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative 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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Powerful story about three generations in North Vietnam: it goes back-and-forth between a young girl’s experience of the end of the Vietnam war, and her grandmother’s survival of the 1940s great hunger and harsh land reform, with the middle generation being portrayed either as children or soldiers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, 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