Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

56 reviews

hologlam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Colonisation

joyceticeleague's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

very important stories that need to be told, heavy but necessary. the writing is beautiful and easy to read. i do think that because the author had to cover 30+ years it did start to get a little dense to read imo but still and enjoyable read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, Vomit, and Abandonment

schwelo's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I knew this book would be heavy and it was. But the characters are so relatable and the storytelling so compelling, that I couldn’t put it down. Trauma takes many different forms in this story, but there is also survival, hope, healing & community. If the boarding schools were a rock thrown in a lake, this book is the story of all the ripples that spread out across the water’s surface. Excellent book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

parismia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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

I really loved this book. The importance of healing is so evident throughout the novel. It was heavy to read, but worth getting through to see the power that strength and resilience plays in trauma responses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction

averymyers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

lightofcarol's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

burnourhistory's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Grief

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This story is emotional and powerful. I learned so much about the horrors that governments inflicted on indigenous peoples. I appreciate that amidst the horror, this story instills some hope about the future. I like that the story and perspectives jump around, but each is still immersive enough that I didn’t get lost

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

bouebooks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation