Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

44 reviews

bameadors18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Rape, Domestic abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Incest, Violence, Gun violence, War, and Racial slurs

cjdawn236's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

While the writing and the plot was good, I was annoyed by the frequent interjections of the author, jumping ahead and giving things away instead of just foreshadowing within the text. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Addiction

jennshelfishlife's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racism, War, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, and Sexism

gay_for_jay's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

CW - brief mentions and descriptions of sexual assault

This is not the genre of book that I would typically read. With that said... in the first chapter, when the novel's focal point was revealed, I knew it would be intriguing. The book's characters and setting were wonderfully developed, but there was just so much to keep up with that I frequently got lost. 

I described this book to a friend as a warm single-family home designed for your traditional nuclear family, and I stick to that description. While it will not likely be a book I revisit, it is well worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism

littlegoliath's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

A fitting and beautiful third novel in WKK's cycle of stand alone novels in southern Minnesota. I thoroughly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

_yllohm_24's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

n_degeorgia's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, War, and Rape

laurajenkins's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Murder

debhawkins's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Rape, and Racial slurs

laheath's review

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

Tragic story of murder in a small town with beautifully written descriptions, flawed characters, and subplots that don't detract from the main plot.  The unfortunate prejudice of post-WWII Americans is prevalent.  There were so many characters battling their own demons, but they were easy to keep track of since they were so interesting.  A tense mystery with several twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Racism, Sexual violence, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Rape, Incest, and War