Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

9 reviews

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

qqjj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

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

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

maryjames's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

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

sidbookreviews's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

Wow, this book is so good. This Place: 150 Years Retold is a gorgeous, informative and powerful graphic novel anthology that showcases lush illustrations, storytelling and Indigenous resistance throughout history. This is exactly the type of book I wish I had in my classrooms growing up. I think a lot of times we learn about history in Canadian classrooms not only through a lens that doesn’t centre Indigenous voices the way it should, but that also doesn’t teach about the individual stories of marginalized people, the things they accomplished, and their communities. I could probably count on only one hand the number of times I have learned, in-depth, about the story, impact and life of someone who is not a white man in school. I think This Place does exactly the opposite in that it showcases Indigenous creators and tells the stories of real people, their lives, activism and accomplishments in an immersive way. The graphic novel style is super accessible and engaging for audiences of all ages, and I think there is really something for everyone in this book, as there are so many diverse genres, illustration styles and stories represented. Some of my favourite stories from this anthology are Tilted Ground, Peggy, Nimkii and Like a Razor Slash, but all of them are fantastic. This Place takes the reader on a journey through history, telling the story of 150+ years of genocide, colonialism and Indigenous resistance in what is now Canada. It brings life to Indigenous stories, history and historical figures in an extremely powerful and impactful way, and I can’t recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism

notthatlibrarian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief

Moderate: Police brutality, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder