Reviews tagging 'Child death'

This Place: 150 Years Retold by Sonny Assu, Katherena Vermette, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Jen Storm, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Brandon Mitchell, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Richard Van Camp, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Chelsea Vowel

10 reviews

laverna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Police brutality

Minor: Suicide, Blood, and Cannibalism

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

te_ss_i's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Sexual assault, and Suicide

pam_'s review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and War

battybookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

This was mainly an informative text about Indigenous history in Canada. It's beautifully illustrated and each other tells a compelling part of their history. Some specific ones that stood out to me were Rosie and the fight and speech against The Mackenzie Pipeline. Much of the book feels like a jumping off point, and I now have a list of other pieces to check out or historical events/figures to look into. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

An incredible collection of indigenous Canadians' histories. Each comic starts with an author blurb and a timeline of events present in or influencing the story. Canada's history of abusing indigenous people is sickeningly similar to how things have gone for the native people of the US. Whether you're familiar with indigenous history of Canada or want to start somewhere, this is an excellent read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Minor: Sexual harassment

Residential schools, forced removal of indigenous children from their homes

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

spacerkip's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Really, just an amazing anthology, especially for someone who doesn't know much about Canadian history or the First Nations peoples. Each story brought to life the spirit and struggle of people who've been fighting for the right to exist. I really enjoyed the different art styles across the novel, and the brief window into different cultures each story provided. The myriad of authors and artists for this project - as well as a detailed bibliography in the back - makes a perfect jumping-off point for discovering more indigenous stories and history. I borrowed this from the library, but I'm definitely going to get my hands on a physical copy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Racism, Suicide, Violence, and Police brutality

spinesinaline's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This was a beautiful collection and I think the first collaborative graphic novel collection I’ve ever read. It was so cool to see all the different styles of art and colours, even from the same artist in different stories. 

I also loved that it was so personal, with each author sharing what inspired them to write the story before we got into it. It provides context and a connection between the author and their characters as well as with the reader as it instills more importance in why this story is important to tell. 

While I was familiar with some events like the potlatch ban, Sixties Scoop, protests over the pipelines, and identification tags for Inuit, there were many names I was unfamiliar with so I’m grateful for this introduction and inspired to learn more about each of these stories! 

Also glad that I’ve now got many more authors and illustrators on my list to check out their other works! I’ve previously read Katherena Vermette and David A. Robertson, and have several others already on my TBR, so always happy to see their names come up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, and Grief

Minor: Suicide

lyderz_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

 “Indigenous writers have pointed out that, as Indigenous people, we all live in a post-apocalyptic world. The world as we knew it ended the moment colonialism started to creep across these lands. But we have continued to tell our stories; we have continued to adapt. Despite everything, we have survived.” -Alicia Elliot

This Place: 150 Years Retold is a graphic novel anthology made up of ten stories written and illustrated by Indigenous creators. It explores the past 150 years of Canadian history and policy from Indigenous perspectives. Each story is powerful and unique, I enjoyed the mix of art styles and narrative voices. I found that it was enriching and informative while still being easy to follow. I appreciated that at the beginning of each story there was a note from the authors providing some background as well as a timeline to orient the reader, especially because I am not very familiar with Canadian history. This book is about the countless horrors of colonialism, it is about pain, and adaptation. But it is also about hope, culture, community and strength. The power of storytelling is a consistent theme as a means of shining a spotlight on Indigenous heroes who live on in their legacies and stories. This book is a remembrance of the past, a testimony of survival and a letter of hope for the future. I honestly think that everyone should read this book in the spirit of uplifting Indigenous voices and listening to their stories in their own words and on their own terms.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racism, Police brutality, and Cannibalism

Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, and Blood