Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Murder on the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon

16 reviews

heydebigale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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 thought this was an excellent opening to this series! I’m very excited to read more of the Cash Blackbear series. 

The Book takes place in the 70s, and the historical fiction informs what was happening with the First Nations in the United States at the time.

Marcie Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Anishinabe Nation and I appreciated her perspective regarding the foster system and how indigenous kids were removed from their families homes. 

Notes: takes place on the border of ND and MN along the Red River near Fargo, ND. Cash is indigenous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

glens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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: Racism, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Moderate: Murder and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Bullying

awebofstories's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Animal death

stelepami's review

fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Forced institutionalization

Foster system, abuse Colonialism Smoking Poverty

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, and Racial slurs

Minor: Infidelity and Car accident

uranaishi's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Racism, Violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Drug use