Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

2 reviews

lorenag5's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

quickermorequickly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Dang, this book has everything: multi-generational history, multiple POVs, commentary on how our lives are all dependent on one another, a

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-related heist, a cult, genuine human relationships, family lore, and a twist ending. It starts off feeling like a series of vignettes or short stories about the history of Evelina's family— including the gruesome history of a hanging— and it is only when her stories start to be contrasted with those of Judge Coutts that we begin to understand the true significance of her childhood observations. The ravages of colonialism on the Chippewa people and others in the Pluto, North Dakota area, and the complicated inheritance of descendants of both white settlers and indigenous families, makes for a compelling, gripping narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Dysphoria