Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, by Jessica McDiarmid

8 reviews

stephhborges's review

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Classism, Drug abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Grief, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, and Addiction

katharina90's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

A generally well-written, emotional account of the long-ignored emergency of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada with a focus on Hwy 16 in BC, nicknamed the Highway of Tears. 

The structure of the book didn't always work for me and I would have liked to see a closer examination of the systemic issues at the heart of this genocide.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Genocide, Racism, and Colonisation

Minor: Police brutality and Sexual violence

tcsellman's review

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Addiction

whatannikareads's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

such an important book that humanizes these victims rather than letting them fall victim to forgotten history. i was tearing up at some points because my heart hurt at how these indigenous GIRLS--yes mostly teenage girls--were treated before and after their murders/disappearances. how shameful that this continues to be something that these families are fighting to get recognized, and that indigenous women are still going missing at higher rates than average. mcdiarmid reports both sides of the story, from the families as well as law enforcement. as a journalist, she sticks to her duty and highlights all aspects of the story (that can be tracked down). i only vaguely knew about this genocide beforehand, and so i'm glad i picked this up and am able to put names to faces--not just know their tragedies, but also their personalities and how much they meant to the people around them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Rape, Death, Drug use, Grief, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

caelysium's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Colonisation, Genocide, Violence, Racism, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Minor: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization

atsundarsingh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

Compelling writing about one of Canada's most shameful contemporary issues regarding the treatment of Indigenous people and Indigenous women specifically. A call to arms, but in the manner of emphasizing the inhumane nature of ignoring this issue and failing to deal with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Racism, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, and Colonisation

laur_o's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Death, Genocide, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism

haylethal's review

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Violence, Classism, Hate crime, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Grief