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abbie_'s review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, and Colonisation
richy_qu33r_readzz's review against another edition
- 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
2.25
The theme was only lightly threaded and not the cozy book I expected. Felt disjointed in places, but maybe that’s designed to feel like memories.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Violence
erks's review against another edition
- 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, and Bullying
Minor: Miscarriage
stasiana's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Classism
taryndeanne's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation
zee's review
- 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.
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: Child death and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, and Racism
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.
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.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Suicide
schaarzy's review against another edition
- 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: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Hate crime, Medical content, and Medical trauma
avisreadsandreads's review
- 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: Child death and Suicide
Moderate: Bullying, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Animal death