Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

5 reviews

passionatereader78's review

emotional tense medium-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

3.0

This is an emotional story taking place during covid. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Violence

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

laurasullivan's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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: Panic attacks/disorders and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Mental illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Slavery, and Racism

stampest's review

challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Addiction

Moderate: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Forced institutionalization

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Sentence is a ghost story, although it is as comforting as it is haunting.  It’s an intimate picture of bookselling, and of bookselling during a pandemic and social justice reckoning, set in Erdrich’s own store in Minneapolis.  Its heroine, queer Indigenous ex-con Tookie, is so alive she leaps right off the page—gritty, passionate, and human.  Louise Erdrich is a natural storyteller and fabulous narrator—warm and sincere, with perfect timing.  This is a book about connection in every way possible.  It’s funny and enraging and heartwarming all at once.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Slavery, and Suicide attempt