Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

45 reviews

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? No

3.75

This was a compelling story about a Mi’kmaq girl, Ruthie, who goes missing. The story explores the role of racism and how Native populations are often treated by police, the impact of the loss of the little girl on their family, and her own investigation into her past as an adult. 

I thought the family impacts were well fleshed out and I enjoyed getting to know them, particularly her brother, Joe, who narrates parts of the story. But, I felt like the role of the white people in this story were inconsistently mapped out. We get a lot of the impact of the white people the family interacts with at the beginning when Ruthie goes missing, but I think they were left off the hook for their role in what happened to Ruthie and the it's far-reaching impact. 

Overall, I enjoyed this story and the audiobook narration, and I'd definitely pick up another book by this author.

A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Kidnapping

jumpinjule's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Violence

martieliz's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

readingwithkaitlyn's review

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Residential schools, heart attack, dementia, aneurysm.

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Dementia, Death of parent, and Pregnancy