Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

82 reviews

madelynh's review against another edition

emotional reflective

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

5.0

I had heard great things and it still impressed, conveyed the impacts of residential schools unflinchingly but also bits of hope that can come (though it doesn’t undo the abuse) in personal connections and supporting each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Child death, and Sexual assault

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

Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, and Violence

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

angeldawn's review

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Alcoholism

Moderate: Drug use, Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicide, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Car accident

katiecat22's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

I know a fair amount about these boarding schools in the US, but this book offers a lot of information about these schools operating in BC through fictional characters. This is so well written, and each chapter focuses on a different character, all while the chapters and stories of the characters weave back together. I teared up a lot in the final few chapters. Because of the time jumps and multi-character focus, we, as readers, don’t get to see and explore every aspect of these characters’ lives and how the legacy of the boarding school trauma impacts them, but I think the vignette-esque style works really well. Maise’s story was definitely the hardest to read for me. There are content warnings for just about everything, but it is such an important story to hear and share. I am so glad I read it, even though it was difficult to read emotionally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Rape, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

theolivetree's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, and Racial slurs

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Drug use, Suicide, Self harm, Kidnapping, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Genocide, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, and Pregnancy

stevierae5's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

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

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