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rodile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation
herasrevenge88's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
gitli57's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Strong mixed blood Native women, non-stereotyped NDN characters, imaginative structure, beautifully written. I could go on. No leather and feathers here, no romanticism or facile answers, but real life and some hard truths.
I am Cherokee, read lots of fiction and poetry by Native American and other Indig writers and am always on the lookout for the next great Cherokee writer. With Crooked Hallelujah, Kelli Jo Ford fills the bill. If the book game is still in progress several generations from now, a lot of readers will have this on their classics shelf.
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, and Death of parent
sherbertwells's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
“She makes me so mad I could spit, but I can’t begin to imagine the strength it takes to refuse a pill that would give you a whole new life, one without seizures, without the embarrassment of waking up to strangers’ faces and unfamiliar ceilings. Faith that moves mountains” (232).
“[Justine] couldn’t know how in a few months she’d be flooded with a crippling love for another human being that would wound her for the rest of her days, how her insides would be wiped clean, burdened, and saved by a kid who’d come kicking into this world with Justine’s own blue eyes, a full head of black hair and lips Justine would swear looks just like a rosebud. For now, that little car filled with three—almost four—generations flew” (37),
But like smoke, and like the landscape her characters traverse, she lingers. A few of the stories in Crooked Hallelujah are fascinating; my personal favorites are “Book of the Generations” and “The Care and Feeding of Goldfish,” but “What Good Is an Ark to a Fish,” the last story, is a good standalone. I’m glad I read the book, even if it wasn’t particularly compelling, and I would not refuse her novels in the future.
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Minor: Police brutality and Religious bigotry
kelseylucinda's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Sexual assault