Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Go as a River by Shelley Read

38 reviews

zreadz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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

3.5

I enjoyed this book. It was tough to get through the tragedy of Victoria’s life at first and it left me fearing for the worst at each page turn, but I think it wrapped up nicely in the end. I really enjoyed the authors descriptive language when talking about nature and the wilderness, tying these elements with love, fate and destiny. I just wish the pacing was a little better. The story went in a different direction than I thought it would based on the first half of the book but I still enjoyed it! It was a nice and heartfelt read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and War

Minor: Car accident and Alcohol

anarobin's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I had a really hard time connecting with this one. From the very beginning, the story between Victoria and Wil felt unbelievable and rushed. While I can understand the fast timeline of a first love (especially for teenagers), the love story here was not convincing for me. Wil’s character seemed more like the author’s vessel/tool for causing trauma to Victoria than being his own independent character with his own story.

It was hard to feel invested from the start. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

cmklaft's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I truly enjoyed this story.  I was very invested in Tories life path, felt her pain and emotions.  The "flooding" of Iola seemed a very insignificant part of the story in my opinion. But still a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

elin_asplund's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Violence

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.75

A story that brings life to completion, and a story with so much more to be told. One that lets my imagination fill in the gaps most satisfactorily.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

_meganrose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

fcvouriot's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War

mrs_engineer's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

shay_talksbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

A beautiful, coming-of-age story full of wonderful heart-warming moments and completely heart-breaking ones. I cried.
I'm not sure how historically accurate some parts were, but it was so beautifully told that it didn't bother me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage

sarahbsews's review against another edition

emotional 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: Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail