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libscote's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
babblingbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Eating disorder
spinesinaline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It’s a book about grief in more ways than one: more recent and past losses of family members, the horrific treatment of their ancestors and through that treatment, the loss of lives, culture, language, and land. Winch does not shy away from details so there are some very brutal descriptions in here, so do take note of the content warnings. I wasn’t surprised to learn this history but horrified all the same.
As someone who works in the archives and museum field, I also really appreciated seeing these institutions called out in terms of how they handle Indigenous objects and requests for repatriation to this day. Getting to experience the unfeeling policies from those whose objects are held, without consent in many cases, by museums and archives is a welcome perspective that more professionals should be exposed to in reconsidering these policies.
Graphic: Death, Racism, Rape, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, and Pedophilia
droggelbecher42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The last 5 chapters were my favourite, I feel like that's where it all came together, before that I had a hard time distinguishing characters from each other and how their related to each other although that might be in part due to the long breaks I took in-between reading.
Graphic: Hate crime and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Sexual assault and Police brutality
rhi_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Racism and Colonisation
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality
penguinsquack's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
skudiklier'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Suicide, Vomit, and War
davidup_15's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Religious bigotry
travelsbypaper'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
Minor: Pedophilia and Rape
bobbijopmh'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder