Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Road Allowance Era by Katherena Vermette

3 reviews

maple_dove's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad tense 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

4.5

What a powerful ending. Extremely sad but also hopeful.

I live in the States and has attended public education here, so unsurprisingly, I know very little about Indigenous history. Highly recommend this series. I miss it already.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Genocide, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Gun violence

raccoonbirb_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

nitya's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense 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? N/A

5.0

I am so glad books like this exist; not only to protect indigenous/First Nation history but also to show that colonization never ended.

And I loved seeing Echo's character growth and her supportive and beautiful family. The artwork was lovely and done with a lot of sensitivity. 

Even though this was a short series, I hope this isn't the last we will hear from the author and artists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence