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torturedreadersdept'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Ableism, Body horror, Death, Cursing, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Racism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Genocide, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Suicide
Moderate: Abortion
elissarodriguez22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, and Gun violence
dee_hzz'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
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, Gore, Blood, Alcohol, Colonisation, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism
jennaviolet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Gun violence
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Colonisation, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse
karwc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Blood, Addiction, Drug use, and Alcoholism
girlinlavender's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse
wellreadandhalfdead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Alcoholism, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Sexual violence
brooketreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
“The drone. I didn’t see it there. I saw an Indian. I saw a dancer.” 🥺
Some of the story lines were just so engaging and made me really feel for the characters.
But, then the characters just kept coming. I couldn’t keep them or the story lines straight. I feel like I need to reread and make a diagram. This may be a me problem, but it affected my enjoyment a little.
I liked how all the storylines were converging, but when they finally did I felt like the story was rushed.
The last 30 minutes though… Wow.
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Addiction
kimschouwenaar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Secrets lie through omission just like shame lies through secrecy.
This took me so long to actually get into. Started reading this for my world lit class last May, and kind of forgot about it until I saw it again in my currently reading list.
This book is written from multiple perspectives and in first-person, second-person and third-person narrative. I think the main problem I had when I started reading is the amount of characters; each chapter is from the perspective of a different character, and in the final 25 chapters — which are all very short — they all come together at the powwow.
But those final 25 chapters had me crying. Reading the book, you know what's coming, and yet you remain hopeful that there will be some kind of interference so the ending will change. It's absolutely heartbreaking. There There is not only a story about Native American history, but it's also a tale about surviving in a system that is built against you. Would definitely recommend to everyone, you just need to get through the first couple of chapters and familiarise yourself with all the characters. Hard to digest, but definitely worth your time.
We didn't have last names before they came. When they decided they needed to keep track of us, last names were given to us, just like the name Indian itself was given to us.
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Animal death, and Gore
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Violence
riverrliam'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: Violence
Moderate: Colonisation, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Confinement, Gun violence, Death, Addiction, Mental illness, Drug use, and Cursing
Minor: Rape