Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Sanctuary by Abby Sher, Paola Mendoza

3 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Powerful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction and Drug use

kshertz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

I loved this book. It’s dystopian but just barely. The genius is in just how not far out in the future it feels. People who are not born in America being marked and tracked, forced to try to get to California for Sanctuary. It so clearly connects you to the main characters and you root  for everyone. It breaks your heart over and over again. But it’s so important. I wish I could make everyone read it. Especially my students from conservative households. The empathy is essential. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

reads_cats's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, and War