Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez

24 reviews

caelysium's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Abandonment, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Classism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Child death, Islamophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual harassment, Addiction, and Car accident

bookthia's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• 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

A strong 4.5 review for this one.  Told in multiple voices, the story of a community in east Scarborough, where poverty, addiction. racism and homelessness are rife.  In real life too.  These characters felt alive to me, real.  I can easily imagine this being a true story.   There are good people and bad people and sometimes good people who are also bad people -- this book illuminates them all, including how good people are forced into bad choices.  Using children as some voices allowed Hernandez to illustrate the loss of innocence in a powerful way.  The character of Mina was a conduit for illustrating institutional racism so authentically.  Brilliant.  This book was in Canada Reads in 2022 and could easily have been the winner in any other year.  Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Homophobia, Child death, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

souplover2001's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

"every day, i am inspired by these people's resiliency. every day, i am honoured to know them all." 😭😭 cried so bad reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Addiction, and Bullying

aspence94's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism

gerzonvillegas's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness

Minor: Bullying and Death

cleogray's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Religious bigotry

zee's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child death and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body shaming, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Islamophobia

allytrainor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Child death

whitedaylilies's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry

krispy_reading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Child abuse, Child death, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Cursing

Minor: Excrement