Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

53 reviews

maryclairie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A well written book that completely shatters your heart and sheds an important light to stories from indigenous people in Canada. 

It’s hard to get through at times, keep tissues close by, but you are always rooting for Saul! 

A book worth reading to widen your view of the not so distant past. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, and Colonisation

yvespiders's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Racism

ley107's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I'm struggling to find the words to describe this book. It is engaging, powerful, and heartbreaking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Colonisation

jessv's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A quick read but very intense content. I got a little bored during the chapters going into detailed descriptions of the hockey scenes, but

it ultimately set up the progression from his love of the game to being consumed by rage from the racism, and as we learn at the end, sexual abuse that he endured.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment

scjessie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Suicide

leahb88's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.25

The author paints such a vivid picture of the horrifying events in the mc’s life and their impact. This story just grabbed my heart from the beginning and kept twisting the knife over and over throughout the book. I felt the abandonment, grief, fear, anger, loss with the character. Such a relevant read to better understand the impacts of genocide in Canada. Beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Death of parent

julienicole1106's review against another edition

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

lynneliu's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness and Death of parent

ursa_mary's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Blood