Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Round House by Louise Erdrich

32 reviews

tiffanykw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

robinheat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

lorenag5's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

indrabindra's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Car accident

mc235's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

poisonenvy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

In Joe's thirteenth summer, his entire life is turned upside-down. His mother is brutally raped, the perpetrator is unknown, and and his family have to learn how to overcome it. This is a story about a crime -- a crime that is far too common, especially among Indigenous women -- but it's about a lot more than that too. It's a story about Joe learning how to become the sort of man that he eventually will grow into. It's a look into life on an Ojibwe reservation. It's about colonialism and spirituality, misogyny and growing up.  

This book in beautifully written and wonderfully told. The prose flows. There's an uncomfortable juxtaposition of the rape of Joe's mother, and Joe's own views on women, just beginning to form, but I found that it was handled quite well.  

This was a book club read, and I was glad for the opportunity to read it (especially to read it with my friends!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Murder

a_m_c's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape

pulpandprose's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

readswithcocktails's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Not my favorite Erdrich, but still really good. I liked the voice of Joe as the narrator, although sometimes it was hard seeing things as an adult that he just couldn't piece together as a 13 year old kid (although that's probably evidence that it's well written). As other reviewers have said, this is much more a coming of age story and a story about how violence committed against one family member can affect every member of the family, rather than a mystery.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

This book is one of those that will have you staring at the wall when you finish. I was actually driving when the audiobook ended and I just sat in silence. Also while this book is very bleak one thing that shines is the relationships between the characters and that makes life worth living

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Violence, and Alcohol