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thatbookgirl17's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse and Torture
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
koreanlinda's review against another edition
4.75
The book is filled with terror committed by Khmer Rouge page after page. It was so unbearable for me to witness the atrocity, even in drawings, that I had to take frequent breaks throughout the read. I'm very glad I read it though because I learned a lot about the painful history of Cambodia, which I knew very little before. The book is also filled with acts of kindness. Even in the most scary state of situations, kind people share what they have and help in the ways they can. The story wrecks your faith in humanity over and over while it also brings it back to you over and over. I strongly recommend this book to all people, especially students who are learning modern history of Cambodia or Asia at large.
Review by Linda (she/they) in Oct 2023
Essay writer at DefinitelyNotOkay.com
Podcaster at AmericanKsisters.com
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, and War
dananana's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Death of parent, and War
ce_read's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Torture, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Excrement, Medical content, and Pregnancy
clarabooksit's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism
Minor: Rape
treestostars's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death and War
Moderate: Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
robinks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Rape, Excrement, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
daniellekat's review against another edition
4.0
1. The ending wrapped up so fast! It felt so unsatisfying especially since the middle moved so slowly.
2. It was a little challenging trying to keep up with the “cast of characters”. Some of the storylines jumped around and it was a bit confusing to keep track who was family, friend or foe.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Murder, and War
krys_kilz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, and Kidnapping