Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss

18 reviews

kiwichill's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

hillzye's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

Must read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, and Colonisation

ornamentalhermit's review

emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, and Domestic abuse

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

meggles's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Racism

madelonpaige's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, and Colonisation

madgec's review

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

A really interesting story. I really enjoyed the experience of reading, but I didn't find it engrossing as I would have needed to to give it a 5 star rating. It was a bit slow to start. Really loved the character of Louisa and how Wagadhaany's impression of her made me examine my own thoughts and biases. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Rape

oliviashleigh's review against another edition

emotional informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Rape, and Pregnancy

jjfey's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss
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Set in Wiradjuri country, Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (River of Dreams) follows the life of Wagadhaany (Wog-a-dine), a young aboriginal woman. Wagadhaany means dance, but through oppression by the White man, Wagadhaany loses the joy of dance. 
Told from multiple viewpoints, the story explores the themes of family and belonging. The Murumbidya Bila (Murrumbidgee River) centres us through place and provides a turbulent constant in this tale of love and loss.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and learned about the life of the Wiradjuri under the Masters and Servants law and the impending gold rush.With Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray you get not just a wonderful story but a lesson in Wiradjuri life and language. The book contains a helpful glossary of Wiradjuri language and the story is filled with insights into the life of inland NSW aboriginal people during the mid 19th century.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

rhi_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Genocide, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Religious bigotry