Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

This Other Eden by Paul Harding

7 reviews

maceydowns's review

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Racism, Religious bigotry, Incest, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Animal death, Classism, Eating disorder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pregnancy, Slavery, and Colonisation

dogearedandfurry's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Incest, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death, Deportation, and Racism

Moderate: Rape

risemini's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Child death, Incest, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Deportation, and Racism

useyourgoodeye's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was better as I kept reading. The writing was great with details but not a lot of character backstory or information below the surface. It almost seems like a list of characters but no real substance. The subject is very interesting and I would have loved more follow up and character plots.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Xenophobia, and Death

kk_gotit_goinon's review against another edition

dark emotional informative slow-paced

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

2.0

 Nothing happens in this book. I feel that there's no nuance or anything deeper. It just is what it is. The eugenics parts can be interesting if you know the history and the details of it,  but I don't think you'll get it if you haven't heard of it/don't have a science background where you learned a lot about it. I couldn't get attached to any of the characters, I felt bad for them but I didn't fall in love either. It's a quick listen at least. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Incest, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Animal death, and Ableism

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Death, Classism, and Incest

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Grief, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Blood, and Violence

carrieclothwright's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

A tragic story told with resonant echoing prose.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Deportation, Incest, Rape, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Racism