Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss

4 reviews

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

readwithchar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Infertility, Genocide, Child death, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit

jouljet's review

challenging emotional informative 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Child death, and Colonisation

theunrealerin's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

This is an excellent ownvoice indigenous Australian story, the use of Wiradjuri language is wonderful and centering an Australian colonial story on the experience of a Wiradjuri woman is great. However I found the female friendship at the heart of the book lacked believability/depth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Slavery, and Racism

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy and Infertility