Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

6 reviews

eliz_hop_1973's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Infertility, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Self harm, Violence, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

signeskov's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, and Miscarriage

rachelle_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.0

The historical setting of this book, and particularly the dancing plague, was one that was not familiar to me before reading this story. I think the author did well in depicting the natural setting as well as the political and religious forces working at that time. It did take some time to build this world for the reader, but I don’t think the overall pacing suffered. The second half was gut wrenching. I look forward to reading more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, Infertility, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Islamophobia

josiee's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Death, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Violence, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Child death, and Child abuse

adafrobinson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

 *Jo March voice* "Women!"

This deserves a better review than I can write. I only picked it up because I loved studying the dancing plague at university and would have been perfectly content reading an average telling of it, but this was something else. A hot, sticky, glorious masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Racial slurs

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Hate crime, Grief, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Animal death, Murder, Outing, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Drug use, Miscarriage, Child death, Body horror, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Domestic abuse