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yasmilktea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Grief, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Death, Racism, Cannibalism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Child abuse
marlainmontanareads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
Minor: Murder, Confinement, Genocide, and Domestic abuse
anaguana's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Genocide, Trafficking, Racism, Medical trauma, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Child death, Cannibalism, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Torture
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Infertility, and Dementia
maryjames's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Genocide, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Child death
nataliebootlah's review against another edition
- 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
It picks up where we left off—in a ravaged world where Indigenous people are hunted for their bone marrow, which is believed to bring back dreams. French and his found family are still on the run, willing to do anything to stay out of the hands of the Recruiters.
When French is captured and ends up at a school, he must decide how far he’s willing to go to escape. On the outside, his family is deciding the same thing. Through brutal trials, questions of character, love, loss, and everything in between, we see what freedom means for this family.
Dimaline captures a fictionalized version of the very real residential schools that took place in the US and Canada, where Indigenous people were sent to boarding schools to sever their cultures and traditions. It is a harrowing look into North America’s history and a reminder of what happened right under the soles of our feet.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Child death
lancakes's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Colonisation and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Incest, Genocide, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Racism
caseythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Sexual violence