Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

21 reviews

bookscatcoffee's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

“Kindness is something that seems small, Daunis, but it’s like tossing a pebble into a pond and the ripples reach further than you thought.“. Loved this book!  The writing is really done well.  The characters are developed and complicated.  And there were no easy answers or convenient endings.  “It’s hard to reconcile not liking, even despising, parts of someone you love.  Is it possible the heart can expand to hold love as well as all the complicated emotions?”  I also learned a ton about the Ojibwe tribe in Michigan!  “Wisdom is not bestowed. In its raw state, it is the heartbreak of knowing things you wish you didn’t.“. Definitely worth reading!  5 stars

YA with Indigenous and diverse characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Rape, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

litliz's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Drug use, Dementia, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Rape, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Addiction, Bullying, Car accident, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Violence

sambolin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

A great introduction to Native culture and a bone gripping story about community and what tears it apart. This story brought tears and fury, as you follow the same path as Daunis- keeping you on your toes as much as she is- and feeling the same betrayal she does. It gave great insight to what tribal communities are like- both as an insider and as an outsider, as well as the injustice of the world even when you try your best to protect yourself. There were many times I just wanted to hug Daunis. Highly recommend listening to the audiobook version (I switched 100 pages in) to get the impact of language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Car accident, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, and Alcoholism

Minor: Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, and Colonisation

captaincocanutty's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed this read, it is a pretty engaging book, with characters who are fleshed out and actively drive the plot. 

Pros: I felt engaged with the main characters and the setting, the plot felt real and urgent, and giving the main character issues beyond the main plot made her feel more grounded and like an actual person. The writing and relationships demonstrate how people who aren't with us anymore, either in this world or the next still affect who we are in the present, how we think and the decisions we make.

Cons: There is almost too much going on, I think a few subplots could've been removed for the sake of keeping track of everyone. A few times a character would be reintroduced and I would have to rack my brain to remember why they were relevant. The push/pull between Daunis and Jamie felt kind of repetitive and I would've skimmed it down for the sake of cohesion. I also was able to guess almost half of the people involved in the meth operation in the first half of the book, which I don't like being able to do.

In the end, I would recommend this to someone who enjoys mystery/thriller type of books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Drug use, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Violence, Death, Suicide, Addiction, Racism, Car accident, and Gun violence

rocketsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Violence, and Religious bigotry

lovealwaysadi's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Addiction, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Cultural appropriation

math_scooter's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Virkeligt en gribende bog der både fik mig til at græde flere gange og være så sur at jeg var nødt til at fortælle alle omkring mig om handlingen. Selvom jeg havde på fornemmelse at jeg havde gættet slutningen kom den stadig med flere twist og handlinger jeg ikke havde set komme på lang afstand på samme måde. Jeg vil virkeligt anbefale at alle læser denne bog, men specifikt at man hører den som lydbog hvis man kan fordi oplæseren (Isabella Star LaBlanc) er virkeligt god og gav en  følelse og forståelse af historien jeg ikke havde opnået ved at læse selv. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Blood, Grief, Confinement, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Addiction, Medical content, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Stalking, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Homophobia

margaret_k30's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug abuse, Racism, Death of parent, and Addiction

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, Vomit, Rape, Physical abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Car accident, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Medical content, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Body shaming

geometricsun's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

The best book I’ve read in a long long time, and maybe my favorite

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gun violence, Child death, and Addiction

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Racism, Medical content, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Genocide, and Death of parent

batwinggoth's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Grief, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Car accident, Abandonment, Medical content, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Classism, Bullying, and Blood