Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

62 reviews

paperbacks_n_frybread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Torture, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Grief, Animal death, Violence, and Racial slurs

tlaynejones's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Medical trauma, Racism, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, and Genocide

Moderate: Drug use and Sexual assault

triley's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Child death, Racism, Colonisation, and Trafficking

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Police brutality

Minor: Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Animal death

allikay14's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Genocide, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Murder, and Kidnapping

tales_told_in_gold's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

It was the title that caught my eye - immediately, I wondered, "who's out here stealing bones?" 

Starting off as a random find at the library, "The Marrow Thieves" ended up being a layered emotional journey loaded with enough sucker-punch twists to make my heart ache. The narrative voice that Dimaline weaves into her characters is truly a skill to admire. She makes you feel like you're sitting right there beside them, listening to their stories as they captivate you with memorable tales of love and grief and joy and pain. 

We follow the perspective of Frenchie, a teenage boy whose coming-of-age in this world of environmental destruction and cruelest inhumanity towards Indigenous peoples lead him to discover what it means to be a survivor of a rich heritage being systematically targeted by those who seek a cure to their own lost culture. 

How do you hold on to what you have left? How do you regain what's been eradicated? How far would you go to protect your loved ones? 

Give this speculative novel a read if any of those questions intrigued you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Racism, Genocide, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Rape

munchkennina's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Child death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism and Cannibalism

leenzreadz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Blood

bucklace27's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Gun violence, Rape, and Kidnapping

thatsssorachael's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Kidnapping and Gore

Minor: Animal cruelty

ladykatka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This has been on my radar for awhile and I'm glad I finally read it. I understand why it is on the reading list in Canadian schools. This is quite a powerful read and very emotional. I listened to the audiobook and the music between chapters leaves you with a deep feeling of dread. Well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Death, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Racism, and Violence