Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Perma Red by Debra Magpie Earling

4 reviews

b_fruits's review against another edition

2.0

Gorgeous writing but just….. nearly A Little Life levels of (in my opinion) pointless cycles of violence and abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Colonisation

kristinamj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual harassment

bookishcori's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Set on the Flathead Indian Reservation in the 1940s, Louise White Elk is a young, free-spirited woman trying to find her way in a community filled with racism and poverty and harmful expectations for her life & body.

What a visceral reading experience 😳. I agree with Sasha’s (@anishinaabekwereads) correlation to Erdrich’s way of pulling you into a story with the prose. I was fully in from the beginning. The tension and uncertainty made it read as a thriller does.

However, this is not an easy read. With an abundance of content warnings, it’s a book that has become known for portraying the rampant violence against Indigenous women. 

Again with Sasha, I feel ways about the very end [aka I did not like it]. But I’m ever grateful that Milkweed published this reissued edition and the overarching story is one that has burrowed its way into my heart [i’m going to pretend the last page doesn’t exist]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, and Colonisation

remie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail