Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Indian Horse, by Richard Wagamese

12 reviews

pickett22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

"They scooped out our insides, Saul. We're not responsible for that."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Abandonment, Child abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Murder, Colonisation, Child death, Rape, Racism, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Grief, Excrement, Death of parent, Death, and Alcohol

sydfreeman's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Murder, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Child death, Racism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Homophobia

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Suicide, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Moderate: Abandonment

julienicole1106's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Excrement, Grief, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

maryams's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Rape, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

belle2008's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Abandonment, Violence, Addiction, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

litwithnik's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

 This is an absolutely powerful story about an Indigenous boy, Saul Indian Horse, growing up and surviving Residential School and how the effects him for the rest of his life. He turns to Hockey to escape the horrors of his reality and it becomes a lifelong passion of his.

Saul's relationship with Hockey is in the forefront of this novel but as you read farther into it and discover more about his life the reason why the game is so important to him becomes very evident. There is also some beautiful scenes of him starting the journey in recapturing his relationship with his Indigenous roots. Especially the parts about Gods Lake.

Trigger Warnings: Residential School, Racism, Sexual Assault, Physical & Emotional Abuse 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

jennifer8632d's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide

priyarai's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Hate crime

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Suicide

offbrandclubsoda's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Child abuse, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child death

Minor: Suicide and Genocide