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kiwichill's review
- 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
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
- 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
Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, and Colonisation
ornamentalhermit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, and Domestic abuse
thesapphiccelticbookworm'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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
meggles's review
- 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
Graphic: Child death and Racism
madelonpaige's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Racism, and Colonisation
madgec's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Rape
oliviashleigh'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? Yes
Graphic: Racism and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death and Grief
Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Rape, and Pregnancy
jjfey's review
- 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
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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.
Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty
rhi_'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racism and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death and Domestic abuse
Minor: Genocide, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Religious bigotry