Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer

23 reviews

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

hkrobock's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

cikureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.5

I wanted to like this book so much more than I actually did. It should have been a powerful tale of love, hope, loss, and joy. Yet, I didn't feel most of these things while reading it. If anything, I kept feeling that the emotions were told from a great distance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

maraudergrl90's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

jillaay_h's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

jennipea382's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

wegs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Grief, and Colonisation

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Pregnancy

wolfgvng's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

nightowlreader46's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism