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mittensmcgee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, and Grief
colormecaro's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
As someone who is interested in language and the effects it has on how people think and see the world, I loved this book. As a speaker of different languages (although the languages I speak are nowhere near as complex and full of meaning as many an indigenous language), I appreciated the way in which this book illustrates how words can’t simply be translated. They hold a whole other dimension which is shown in the dictionary chapters of the book. By losing indigenous languages we lose all the knowledge they hold.
Apart from the language aspects, learning more about a culture that has seen the cruelest hardships feels very important. When I was 4 years old, I became fascinated with Australia (mostly its animal world) and as a 6 year old read the stories of the Dreaming (aboriginal origin stories). I was probably too young to reckon with the dark past of Australia, but this feels like a full circle moment. It all ties into my current interests and feelings about the world. I am on a mission to read more indigenous literature from around the world and this was a prime example of my why.
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, and Police brutality
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
neonskylite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Racism and Colonisation
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
libscote's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
holly_133's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Colonisation
babblingbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Eating disorder
droggelbecher42's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Hate crime and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Sexual assault and Police brutality
penguinsquack's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
bookishcori's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Colonisation
sarahpopham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence