Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

82 reviews

kelsea's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Alcoholism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual assault

kjulie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.75

This is an incredibly emotional story revolving around 5 residential school survivors in British Columbia. This fictional story honours all the Indigenous children who paid the heavy price of colonialism, and it challenges readers to see the people behind the stories we hear in the news. This book is filled with compassion. 

The only difficulty I had with it was the timeline. There were several time jumps, and I was a bit confused, trying to figure out how much time had passed, and whether things were linear or not (which only happened once, which confused me even more than if it was clearly not linear). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Drug use

annamorgan27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Xenophobia

jntchin's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Drug use

ekclar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Suicide

maiahhtratchh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

This book is a reflective and tough read while still remaining hopeful that the survivors of residential schools (when given the resources and community help to heal) have the hope of finding some peace. It really highlights the resiliency of Indigenous peoples during canadas darkest moments in history. The love between children and parents, friends, and the power of community really hits home. It’s a tough but important read I will be recommending to everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

sarajulianne's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

francestea's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

Wow this was SO GOOD. I liked the format of switching between characters each chapter. Each character was fully formed, interesting and complicated. Their relationships, pains and joys all felt very real.  If you read this and loved it I would suggesting finding some interviews with Michelle Good about the book and her mother’s experience, they are very interesting also. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

asmale's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Child abuse, and Child death

katelynrushton's review against another edition

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

A difficult read, but well work it. Tells the interconnected stores of 5 Indigenous children as they survived residential schools and the impact that had on their lives.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death