Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

73 reviews

velamik's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Racism, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Torture

marchemvee's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Emotional. Beautiful. Incredible. An absolute must read. While heart wrenching at times, Five Little Indians is a powerful and must-read novel to deepen an understanding of some lived experiences of Residential School survivors in Canada. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Torture, Rape, and Drug use

erburnside's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Body shaming, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

emma_mon1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

It is just really good. It’s an easy read since there are so many things going on at the same time (there is no boring part) but it also made me feel so many different emotions. I really liked it. I got attached to the characters, I cried/smiled for them. I just really feel like it’s very well written not in a « classic book » (like Little Women, Frankenstein, Notre-Dame de Paris, etc) but in an emotional way. It was not beautiful but it was raw and I actually really liked that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Racism, and Drug abuse

tytad's review against another edition

Too heavy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

crondeau_yvr's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I didn’t care for the narrator of the audiobook & wish I had read the book instead. Great story but difficult to hear. The Canadian government and the church have a lot of blood on their hands. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, and Colonisation

ringofkeyz's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Addiction, Racism, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide

kimmyvickers's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Such an important story for all to read. However, the writing itself is very telling and less showing. We don’t get a deep development of characters as the text itself is rushed. The content is deeply reflective and essential for all humans to know and understand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Colonisation, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, and Drug use

danielle_sips_tea's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child death, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Car accident, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit

saturnsmoons's review against another edition

4.0

a beautiful tribute to such a tragic history. 
the changes in writing based on the characters truly brought out the severity of the traumas. 
incredibly devastating, but gorgeously written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Death, and Child death