Reviews

Madukka the River Serpent by Julie Janson

they_planet's review

Writing was really odd, kept repeating itself, changing the story, etc.

zozvix's review

Couldn’t connect to the characters after 70 pages. 

earofthedog's review

challenging dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Gun violence, Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcoholism

Minor: Blood and Racial slurs

bhictoria's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Colonisation, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

lp785792's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

katherine_e's review

2.0

I really wanted to like this book more than I did. The premise was really good but I found the pace to be slow and I didn't find the ending satisfying but that might have been the point.

angebrown's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book has extremely challenging themes so check the content warnings if you choose to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Cursing, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

julie_bonjour's review

3.0

I hesitated between 2 and 3 stars. There are a lot of interesting elements in this novel. The themes, water rights, aboriginal rights, police brutality, misogyny, etc., and the characters, even though they are often underdeveloped, were good, but the mystery was an afterthought, the dialogue was sometimes weird and confusing and the novel felt disjointed and needed editing.

lrusse24's review

Didn't enjoy the style

rnmcfarlane's review

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

3.0