Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

85 reviews

caitlinbutcher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Vomit, Sexual violence, Addiction, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual content

This book briefly discusses first-hand and generational trauma caused by the removal of Indian/Native American children from their homes/communities and the abuse endured by these children, families, and communities before ICWA was enacted.

gracethesnail's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism

fairybookaholic's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Violence

samantha_blue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Confinement, Racism, Grief, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gun violence, Addiction, and Infidelity

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

shieldbearer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Expertly crafted and very well written. This book absolutely deserves all the hype around it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Addiction, Death of parent, Confinement, Sexism, Cursing, Death, Grief, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, and Misogyny

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Ableism, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Chronic illness

Minor: Abandonment and Abortion

I loved that Daunis and Jamie DID NOT end up together. The romance was easily the weakest part of the book for me, and I was pleasantly surprised with how the author framed their relationship and compared it to Lily and Travis at the end. Going their seperate ways was objectively the best ending here.

babybatx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Addiction, Genocide, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

rosemarygrace1211's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Racism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Grief, Addiction, Sexism, and Murder

chasinash's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

Page turner. Definite violence, but handled respectfully. Culturally relevant and informative (Chippewa).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Drug abuse, Sexism, Racism, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse

torishams's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs

soswiin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

i didn’t find that this was un-put-down-able considering it really only got interesting for me maybe halfway through the book. i liked how the mundane aspects of daunis’s life were showcased but it definitely took up way too many pages to be interesting. i could not stop reading once i approached the end though; the last hundred pages or so make up for the initial lack of excitement and it gets CRAZY. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Racial slurs, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Infidelity, and Sexism