Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

10 reviews

wegs's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Grief, Murder, and Outing

breannaj's review

challenging emotional

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

5.0

Danielle Daniel's writing is absolutely beautiful and gets you hooked right from page one.. This book is focused on inter racial relationships/mixed children between Alogonquin and early French settlers near Trois-Rivieres. 
Marie is a healer and Pierre (her second husband) is a French Solider that her chief told her to marry to cement their alliance with the French. Jeanne - the first child born of the new marriage - finds herself caught between two worlds as it becomes clear she's two spirit and battles with how in her mothers culture she's seen as blessed but an abomination in her fathers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Genocide

sunnie99's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation

khaben31's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Outing, and Colonisation

Moderate: Violence and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, and Suicide

siobhanward's review

emotional informative sad 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

4.0

This book is incredibly sad, and even sadder when you get to the end and learned it's based in the reality of Daniel's ancestors. While I went in with a good knowledge of atrocities committed against Indigenous peoples in Canada in the name of the church, it was still a bit of a shock to read. Dividing the narrative between Marie and Jeanne added a great deal to the book - I think a whole book about one or the other would not have had the same impact as insight into both. Daniel is a talented writer and I am really looking forward to whatever comes next from her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

booklover_04's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment

mold_munchr's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

hntrthmpsn31's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Colonisation

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

emimli's review

challenging dark informative 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? Yes

5.0

I haven't cried this much because of a book in a long time. Daughters of the Deer is tough to get through (I recommend looking up content warnings before picking it up), but so so worth it. Jeanne's story in particular really resonated with me, and I found myself relating to many of her experiences and struggles despite the differences in time and culture. I can't recommend this novel enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation

hannahquin's review

challenging emotional 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Murder, and Lesbophobia