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keenanmaree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
5 stars for setting, absolutely. It’s set in Klamath, which is about 45 minutes from where I grew up, and every mention of a familiar place and description of the environment was like a warm blanket over my homesick heart.
Everything beyond that, though, was just so heavy. I know that it’s all pretty accurate to the history of the area, but that didn’t make it less of a tough read. I knew a story set in that area around that time period was gonna be at best bittersweet, but it got to the point where it started to feel like misery porn.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Abortion, and Alcohol
katesbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, and Murder
Minor: Cancer
hollybearhouck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Miscarriage and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Infertility, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
ssternle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
sarah2438's review against another edition
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer and Infidelity
maregred's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
dwager's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Racism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Car accident
prof_pelon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
emily_madcharo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Miscarriage, Violence, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent
davidrb'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
Richly written, with excellent character building, but didn't stick the landing. I really need to highlight the work Davidson puts into writing realistic characters: it's easy to slip into stereotypes and caricature with rural people and their lives, but they feel so human. I don't like most of them, but that's fine. Colleen, Enid, and Daniel stand out as my favorites.
But man, that ending. For a book that's all buildup, that's where it goes? Maybe I'll get it better on a reread.
The main reason I'm withholding a rating is the portrayal of the Yurok characters. I'm non Native myself, so I can't speak to it, but I'll be looking for Native reviewers' thoughts on the story. I liked Daniel personally, but something about the way he was written struck me as off, especially with the modern day climate where water protectors are still fighting his same battle.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol