Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich

12 reviews

josiep's review against another edition

Not in the right mindset 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

illtakethenightshiftx's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Is Louise Erdrich turning into one of my favorite authors? Yes!!! Love Medicine tells the story of a large, complicated family in short vignettes which, when stitched together, create a gorgeous tapestry of a story. The novel explores some very heavy themes and events, but has moments of unexpected humor and lightness. 

Love Medicine isn’t as polished as some of her other works, but the characters are strong and stay with you. 

I read the revised edition (which I didn’t realize when I borrowed it from the library) and I’d love to read the original edition to see how different the story flows!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism

darcyparcy's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

4.5

A family drama coupled with the traumas of being Native American in post-colonial America. The connections between the characters can be confusing at first, but once you're familiar with the family tree, the relationships blossom into complex, realistic, and nuanced dynamics between an even more dynamic cast of characters. 

My only note is that there is a graphic scene involving SA about halfway through the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, and Domestic abuse

jordan21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

What initially reads as a collection of short stories evolves into a highly detailed, multi-generational narrative about the dysfunctions and mysteries of an indigenous family line. This book grabbed my attention from the cover and kept it until the last sentence. The shift of who I thought was the “main character” and who actually was took me by surprise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse

cleome37i's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, Colonisation, and Death

marae216's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Dementia

bisexualwentworth's review

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

The character work and relationships in this book are stunning. I had trouble following all of the different dynamics at play, but I think that’s just cause I was reading too quickly.

Was it really necessary to use the n-word in that one passage? Cause yikes.

Definitely glad to have finally read something by Louise Erdrich, and I will be checking out more of her work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Racism, and Racial slurs

krista_lm's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death

scatteredsleep'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Colonisation, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Abandonment

ktrecs's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, and Suicide attempt