Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

True Grit by Charles Portis

4 reviews

jemmers's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

great, quick read! horses and cowboys! Marshal Rooster Cogburn is a problematic but loveable fave. I love when he holds the reins in his mouth and shoots with a gun in each hand. (expected amount of racism and misogyny for the era and genre.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Colonisation

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graceesford's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Slavery and Colonisation

amycam's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

shieldbearer's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

this is a classic for a reason, and out of all the Westerns I've read so far it's probably my favorite. Maddie has such a strong voice and describes the landscape and events so vividly. That said, it's still a product of its time, and as much as I liked the book, there are certain themes or elements I wish had been handled with more care and nuance. The offhanded reference to residential schools being a GOOD thing turned my stomach. I have complicated feelings around Rooster's narrative treatment and the almost casual way his brutality and his Confederate past is treated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and War