A review by bookishmaryrose
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
Masterful storytelling. Beautiful concepts. My biggest critique is the harmful trope that people are “better off dead” than disabled. Really? That’s so harmful and so avoidable in an otherwise gripping, thoughtful, artful story.
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Child abuse, Colonisation, Murder, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Xenophobia