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kawooreads's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
amandadevoursbooks's review
3.75
I appreciated this. It was mostly lit fic. I loved a few of the stories and I'm still thinking about them
mauatuafr's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
georgiarybanks's review
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
owlslibrary's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
WOW!!!! Y’all this anthology is a lengthy one BUT WORTH EVERY PAGE!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Xenophobia, Rape, Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, Racism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, and Medical content
mandysreadinglist's review
5.0
belonging, identity, light vs dark, tradition & ancestry, honor, religion, nature (earth + gardening + flowers + roots, fire + smoke, water + sea, air + sky + sun & moon), white=purity, windows & doors, movement, sound & music vs silence, memory vs forgetting, passage of time
translatedgems's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
This is a collection with such a varitey of stories that simply gets hold of you. Some stories made me smile, some made me cry and some other made me want to shout in anger. Truly a must read.
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"We fortunate our parents are not the fasi type. Yes, the mother used the salu a few times. The seevae kosokoso. Maybe she threw a pot at Siaki’s head once. But doesn’t count, since he ducked. And yes, she is skilful at soul cutting with words. But then, what Samoan mother isn’t?"
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"All Māori get sliced and stabbed by racist rhetoric, no matter if it’s specifically directed at them or not. The words find us. They cut us. They force us to heal with a thickened callous. They make our souls harder."
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I wish the collections included some footnotes or an index for some words and expressions I couldn't understand.
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"We fortunate our parents are not the fasi type. Yes, the mother used the salu a few times. The seevae kosokoso. Maybe she threw a pot at Siaki’s head once. But doesn’t count, since he ducked. And yes, she is skilful at soul cutting with words. But then, what Samoan mother isn’t?"
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"All Māori get sliced and stabbed by racist rhetoric, no matter if it’s specifically directed at them or not. The words find us. They cut us. They force us to heal with a thickened callous. They make our souls harder."
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I wish the collections included some footnotes or an index for some words and expressions I couldn't understand.
joyfleming's review
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
madreadsbooks's review
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
bookieangel's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? It's complicated
5.0