Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

54 reviews

baileyes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Beautiful and emotionally painful. Not the book I intended to read but I’m glad I did

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

camrich's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious 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

5.0

Yea this book absolutely WRECKED me in the best way possible. Absolutely no notes. It was BEAUTIFULLY written and I learned so much about Indigenous American culture and the specific struggles they face (especially with the government), a lot of which I found to be very relatable as a POC. The coming of age story being told in this context is so unique and insanely well-developed, and I loved how everything wrapped up in the end. Will 1000% be picking up the sequel/spin-off book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Classism

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

potaylachips's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed learning about a different culture with this book. The characters and community were so fleshed out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Stalking

insanebookperson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.25

This is hard to rate because there were parts that I really enjoyed. All of the parts about Daunis’s native identity were really interesting, and I thought the book did a good job of covering issues that plague native communities. I loved all the different characters in the community, *especially* the elders. The role they play in the story is so fun, but also empowering. 
However. I think I got caught up in the logistics of the investigation. I was constantly wondering if things being done in the name of the investigation were actually legal. Looped into that, the power imbalance in the romance was offputting and distracting to me. Daunis was in over her head, and it shows. Because of Daunis’s inexperience the pacing of the book is off. The plot goes from slow paced small town life with small potato problems to huge fast-paced life or death situations. It felt jarring. 
Despite the somewhat messy jumble of plot threads, the ending surprisingly wraps things up in a way that resolves some of my issues with the book. I thought it was a good ending that couldn’t do quite enough to compensate for the inconsistencies of the rest of the book. I’d be interested in reading a lit fic from the same author, instead of a thriller type plot like this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs and Suicide

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective 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

5.0

a perfect mixture of real life events and impact with a fictionalized time, place, and community. the echoes of events in our world are omnipresent, but the story never felt like it “had” to match anything, or like it suffered from a need to attach to the present. 

this book had everything. good twists, a wonderful hero with her own demons and dilemmas, intricate and difficult family relations, friendship and community, and an articulation of that time of life where we try to find our purpose on earth. oh, and a thrilling crime-y plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

emtk2118's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Abandonment