Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Yield by Tara June Winch

4 reviews

libscote's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This book was slow-paced, but worth the read. It weaves together three different stories about one place in Australia. Two are Indigenous people, and one is a missionary who thinks he is there to do good. The three different stories give you a look at Indigenous life in Australia, which has the most endangered Indigenous languages in the world. When you read about what happened, you might think, "that's awful, but it happened over there." I can promise you that just as bad things happened to Indigenous and Black people in America.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

madetofly's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Racism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

droggelbecher42's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

While it did take me a long time to read this I still think it's a very interesting thing.
The last 5 chapters were my favourite, I feel like that's where it all came together, before that I had a hard time distinguishing characters from each other and how their related to each other although that might be in part due to the long breaks I took in-between reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Sexual assault and Police brutality

davidup_15's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A very important and beautifully written novel. The characters are vividly realised, and the intersection of their stories is interesting. The family tenderness is palpable on every page, and the focus on Indigenous Australian language is intriguing. This book also massively increased my respect for dictionaries!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Religious bigotry