Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez

3 reviews

megansoetaert's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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? No

4.75

this book hurt my heart :( it was  heartbreaking but had so many moments of beauty and joy, and both made me cry. it’s too easy to envision our world becoming this one, so read easy and take care of yourself, especially if you’re Black, Indigenous,  a person of color, or queer. this book feels very important, and i think if you have the capacity, you should all read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Police brutality, Genocide, Murder, Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Death, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Ableism

bad_bookworm_h's review against another edition

Dnf'd at page 92... the CSA and the forced homophobic exorcism was too much for me right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Genocide, Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Racism, and Racial slurs

kp_writ's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

Such a necessary read, especially for white queers (lots of discussion around performative allyship here, and how to be better). The way this novel interweaves so many unique stories through fairly seamless narration is superb. This is a dark story, for sure, but it captured me in a way that I read it all in one sitting. Lots of political commentary here, and I'll be interested to reread this a few years from now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Transphobia, Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Genocide, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Police brutality, Murder, Medical trauma, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Suicide, Pregnancy, War, Rape, Excrement, Colonisation, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders