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shoshin's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I picked the book as part of a reading challenge, to read a book set on my favorite city. I didn't realize that it was partially set during COVID and the uprising. Hearing about the loss of life and the loss of places I love is still a punch in the gut. I should have realized but somehow still wasn't ready when it came.
I listened to the audiobook, and I could listen to Erdrich all day. Amazing.
Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Abandonment
jennieliv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
rae1019's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
jeanbpdx's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, and Colonisation
Minor: Slavery and Abandonment
Shoutout to the many book lists within this book.laurasullivan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Racism, Slavery, and Suicide attempt
marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Police brutality
Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Racism, Medical content, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Slavery, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
sarah984's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, and Colonisation
This book deals with the events of 2020 (particularly the pandemic and the George Floyd protests) in significant detail. There are also several scenes involving the mistreatment of human remains that I'm not sure how to warn for.prettycloud's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Racism, Colonisation, and War
This book addresses the horrors of colonialism and historic wrongs, but it doesn't twist the knife or delight in violence. The characters in the present experience common experiences during the first year of COVID, from generalized pandemic anxiety toange_'s review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, and Police brutality
Minor: Racism, Slavery, and Cultural appropriation