Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

110 reviews

ivana's review

adventurous challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Murder

cheesepuppy's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Rape

Minor: Child death and Suicidal thoughts

offbrandclubsoda's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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

I absolutely loved this book! It is beautifully written and kept me engaged the whole time. The world-building and story telling is excellent. Cannot recommend enough!

Spice level: 🌶.5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, and Alcohol

Content warning: Residential Schools

livslittlelibraryy's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-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

so amazing, made me cry, loved every part of this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Forced institutionalization

lyswritesnow's review

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The Marrow Thieves gives found family and chosen story new roots in this YA Dystopian that uses Canada's history of residential schools and genocide as a sharp mirror image.

Essay about Story and reclaimed narratives that pulls from The Marrow Thieves can be found here
https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/23376

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Colonisation

booksbutmakeitgay's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

gdobson's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

srbender1's review

adventurous emotional fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Murder

jennikreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a brutal read. It highlights not only the horrified things that colonizers have done to indigenous people in the past, but the reality that it continues to happen now and into the future if we do nothing to fight it. 

 

There is also a very strong found family aspect to this book that I loved. It was nuanced and showed how a group of people can learn to work together and depend on each other in dire circumstances, and in turn, how that can contribute to their fierce love for one another. 

 

Overall this is an important and beautiful read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death

kayleyhyde's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, and Rape