Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

24 reviews

lairofbooks's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

okays1331's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

moonlit_paperbacks's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Drug abuse and Gore

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide

sarah984's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is definitely a gritty (and extremely stressful) thriller, focusing on an "enforcer" who takes matters into his own hands when the law won't help people on the reservation. Virgil is doing his best to take care of his nephew under less than ideal circumstances. He's cynical and skeptical about Lakota traditions due to trauma from his youth but considers turning to them again when he gets in over his head.

This novel is really well written and I enjoyed most of it, but some of the fight scenes near the end were pretty silly, so I docked a star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Torture