Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story by David A. Robertson

3 reviews

melchncookies's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

4.0

Betty is a residential school survivor. She talks of the trauma she endured in a way that acknowledges but doesn’t sensationalize the violence. More importantly, she discusses how she survived and the importance of telling the truth to survive and heal. It’s a short graphic novel that should be mandatory reading.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Colonisation, Child death, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Racial slurs

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Colonisation

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Murder, Rape, and Racial slurs

Drowning. It is mentioned that Betty does not have hearing in one of her ears from abuse.

barbarella85's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse