Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

13 reviews

nvillanuevadrv's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I feel this book is a must read and spoke directly to me as someone who has lived in small towns in Minnesota, has been a member of the Minneapolis community during the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent uprising, and has frequented Birchbark Books. I specifically recommend listening to Louise Erdrich narrate the audiobook which adds a layer of nuance, humor, and spirituality. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Violence

megshrews's review

reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

eyreickson's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Drug use

Moderate: Colonisation and Cultural appropriation

rae1019's review against another edition

challenging emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

carlytenille's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Police brutality, Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, and Racism

pulpandprose's review

emotional reflective 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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Murder

ms_read's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Racism, Police brutality, Murder, and Alcoholism

Mentions COVID pandemic & hospitalization

unboxedjack's review

emotional funny reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

megansmith's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

I really loved this book - as much as I wasnt sure about briefly reliving 2020 again through a fictional retelling, I did find this story to be a really thoughtful reflection on the pandemic and George Floyd’s murder. The writing was a perfect mix of beautiful description but direct as well. I was so captivated by the story. Loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Police brutality, Murder, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Colonisation

katewhite77's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

As a pandemic novel it is a sobbing read. It also looks at the murder of George Floyd's murder. I also learned a lot about Native American culture in the 21st century and cuturel appropriation as it applies to the Native American community. 

My favourite character in this book was the bookstore the novel Centres around based on a real life bookstore owned by the author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, and Police brutality