Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

24 reviews

aplpaca's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Death, Religious bigotry, Racism, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, and Violence

crondeau_yvr's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

4.5

I didn’t care for the narrator of the audiobook & wish I had read the book instead. Great story but difficult to hear. The Canadian government and the church have a lot of blood on their hands. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, and Colonisation

bookish_bry's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

This book was impressive. The story was amazingly told and all of the characters were so complex and human. It highlighted a piece of history that until very recently has often been swept under the rug. Some of the stories by these five narrators end in tragedy, some in healing, and some in both. I found myself wishing the best for all of them. Sometimes I got my wish and sometimes I didn't.

Good digs into the horrors of Indian schools and the long lasting repercussions they had on individuals and entire communities. She also gives you a bit of hope that while things can never be truly mended for the people who were impacted, they can still find some form of healing and reconnect to the things they lost.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Racism, Rape, Child abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Confinement

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

babieyunie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Trafficking, and Drug use

tinytrashqueen's review

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Sexual content, Child abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Addiction, Child death, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Medical content, Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Animal death

Minor: Bullying and Death of parent

katiecat22's review

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I know a fair amount about these boarding schools in the US, but this book offers a lot of information about these schools operating in BC through fictional characters. This is so well written, and each chapter focuses on a different character, all while the chapters and stories of the characters weave back together. I teared up a lot in the final few chapters. Because of the time jumps and multi-character focus, we, as readers, don’t get to see and explore every aspect of these characters’ lives and how the legacy of the boarding school trauma impacts them, but I think the vignette-esque style works really well. Maise’s story was definitely the hardest to read for me. There are content warnings for just about everything, but it is such an important story to hear and share. I am so glad I read it, even though it was difficult to read emotionally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Rape, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

bedtimesandbooks's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Drug use, Suicide, Self harm, Kidnapping, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Genocide, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, and Pregnancy

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.25

This story is emotional and powerful. I learned so much about the horrors that governments inflicted on indigenous peoples. I appreciate that amidst the horror, this story instills some hope about the future. I like that the story and perspectives jump around, but each is still immersive enough that I didn’t get lost

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicide, Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcohol