Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius

10 reviews

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Dementia, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Gore, Grief, Racism, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

teenytardigrade's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.75

Brilliant writing and storytelling about the lived experience of the Indigenous Samí, told from the (mostly) POV of a Samí girl/woman over her younger life. All Scandinavians should read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Grief, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Ableism and Suicide

vixenreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

As important as it is gripping, this book sums up what it means to advocate for yourself, your culture, your mental health, and your own land without wallowing into sentimentality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Death, Bullying, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Alcoholism, Classism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Sexism, Stalking, Dementia, and Addiction

Minor: Car accident, Miscarriage, and Vomit

Be wary of police negligence, slander, school yard fights, property damage, adults threatening children, an attempt at a home invasion, funerals, and PTSD.

mpswans1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Suicide, Hate crime, Grief, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pregnancy, Murder, Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Torture, Racial slurs, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexism and Dementia

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

crazygoatlady's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Animal death, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

bookishcori's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

Yep, it’s good. Worth the wait for it to release in the US. 

Read the synopsis if you want to know what it’s about 😅. I was gripped from the beginning and it kept a tiny piece of my heart. 

As I’ve read a couple other books by Sámi authors recently, the community and culture wasn’t entirely new [if it is to you, that’s okay, be prepared to google at times]. As with so many Indigenous peoples, their culture has been suppressed and subjected to colonization & xenophobia - this book is a small piece of reclaiming that heritage while also shining a light on the ways racism & climate destruction continue to threaten their community. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, and Suicide

ruffian23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

gurofl's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Fantastic book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Xenophobia