Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

4 reviews

hkantola11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Slavery, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing and Pedophilia

lisdahl's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death of parent, and Murder

bookishmaryrose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.0

Masterful storytelling. Beautiful concepts. My biggest critique is the harmful trope that people are “better off dead” than disabled. Really? That’s so harmful and so avoidable in an otherwise gripping, thoughtful, artful story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

apworden's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation