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laindarko2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and War
coolfijiwater'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Vomit
dxlltopia'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, and Colonisation
margaretahall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Sexual harassment
c_lizziebeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Genocide, Racism, Torture, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Minor: Gun violence
readingwithkaitlyn'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, War, and Classism
b0ygenius's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Gun violence and Car accident
readingpicnic's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism and Forced institutionalization
catapocalypse'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
5.0
This is a brief but powerful book about dealing with PTSD and loss, and finding healing in nature and tradition. Tayo, a man from a Laguna Pueblo family, returns home with severe PTSD after serving in the Pacific in World War II, being captured by the Japanese military (he survives the Bataan Death March), and losing loved ones both in and outside of the war. Neither a stay in a psychiatric hospital nor resting at his family's home do much to improve his condition, and the alcohol his friends turn to only gets him in trouble. Ultimately, he turns to his tribe's traditions in an effort to reconnect with their history, the land, and humanity, to heal and to see to some unfinished business.
The story includes many flashbacks from throughout Tayo's life and snippets of tribal songs and stories in verse. The mix is chaotic at the start, but focuses in on the present as Tayo regains his clarity. It's beautifully crafted.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization