Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

47 reviews

candaceross321's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

beetsbydwight's review

dark emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Child abuse, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, and Suicide

sgbray's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

tmazzzzzi's review

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Drug use, Racism, Addiction, Sexual violence, Rape, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

yourstrulytay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Colonisation, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Death, Racism, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Confinement, Child abuse, Child death, and Alcohol

rebsvstheworld's review

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual assault

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

rebeccai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Suicide, Sexual violence, Child death, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Genocide, and Grief

kimmyvickers's review

dark hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Such an important story for all to read. However, the writing itself is very telling and less showing. We don’t get a deep development of characters as the text itself is rushed. The content is deeply reflective and essential for all humans to know and understand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Colonisation, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, and Drug use

danielle_sips_tea's review

challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child death, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Car accident, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit