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erks's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Child death, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Animal death, Addiction, and Bullying
Minor: Miscarriage
stasiana's review
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Child death, Racial slurs, and Suicide
jouljet's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Child death
franksreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Grief, Violence, Racism, Death, Child abuse, and Abandonment
taryndeanne's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child death, Colonisation, Racism, Animal death, and Racial slurs
zee's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The adult characters may be difficult to relate to, but you get a sense of the many driving factors behind their decisions and their impact on Eddie. All of the characters are wildly complicated, as a result of many different hardships.
I understand why it was longlisted for both Canada Reads 2022 and the 2022 Giller Prize, as well as being a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction. It's very well-written, and hard to believe that it is a debut of the author.Â
This is a very heavy book, though it sneaks up on you; lulling you in with mild optimism when Eddie is young. Be mindful of content warnings.
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child death
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, and Bullying
Minor: Miscarriage and Suicide
pixieprose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Entirely too much death of children and animals. Does give some insight into tribal affairs in the US and Canada, but the same can be said for books that are more pleasant to read.Â
I'm not saying this a bad book, I'm just saying that it was not to my taste and I didn't get as much enjoyment out of it as I had hoped.Â
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism
schaarzy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Cursing, Bullying, Classism, Death, Alcoholism, Racism, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Hate crime, Medical content, and Medical trauma
avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Miscarriage
girlpuck's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Suicide and Child death
Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, and Miscarriage
Minor: Animal death