Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

9 reviews

courtneyjensen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

lauren_crutchfield's review

adventurous emotional inspiring tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Incest, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, and War

jgillaspie20's review

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death and Miscarriage

Minor: Xenophobia and Vomit

beckywiththebooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully written story about a 
Post- Revolutionary War midwife,  her family, and her town. The struggle for women to have protection and justice.

I did not check the trigger warnings and I still enjoyed the story, however, if a Reader would like to be prepared, I'd recommend checking the trigger warnings, especially as this is based on a true historical figure and the time period was especially difficult for women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

booksbri's review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Abandonment, and War

jess_d84's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the cases where I don't remember placing a hold on it or why, but read the book jacket when it showed up on my desk and decided it sounded intriguing. I'm so glad past-me placed a hold on this because it was such a compelling story inspired by real events in the life of midwife Martha Ballard. 

Told from Ballard's POV the book is part historical fiction, part murder mystery, part women's literature. 

Lawhon has a delicate, yet practical way with words. One that had me at once nodding and wondering why I'd never thought of "the stuff of life" in that way before.

This is my first by Ariel Lawhon, but certainly won't be my last!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and War

princessblueyes's review

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Terminal illness and Violence

emmehooks's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.75

I wish this book had a trigger warning for readers. It is historical and beautifully written but it is does not mince words about the experiences and effects of sexual assault.

Overall, wonderful. I loved the feminist lens and disability neutrality (as opposed to inspiration porn or tragedy). 

SPOILER <the Justice was a little too poetic, if you know what I mean.>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Xenophobia and Grief

Minor: Slavery, Blood, Vomit, and War

bookrecsondeck's review

emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death and Xenophobia