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Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

23 reviews

lumew2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

i need a cigarette.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Outing, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Incest

thesvnthsense's review

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide

jodiviolet's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

Danielle Daniel writes of the holistic relationship between nature and human so well, it’s one of the strongest factors of the book. The plot line and dialgue wasn’t as compelling but still good. The characters’ internal dialgues about their struggles are moving. I was captivated by Jeanne’s increasing suspenseful twists towards the end, and I appreciated both Pierre’s & Marie’s development towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide

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

Moderate: Violence and Grief

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

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

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

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

Minor: Sexual harassment

psalm1003's review

dark sad slow-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

2.0

This book was very depressing and the pacing was disjointed. Many characters were one-dimensional with minimal explanation for why they did what they did and would drastically change from one page to the next. The book offered a perspective on the indigenous queer experience but in my opinion lacked nuance to truly present that experience in its fullness. It felt like miserable experience after miserable experience for the non-white and LGBTQ+ characters. The white people and church were caricaturistic villains lacking any humanity. Again, no nuance. I found Marie’s perspective to be the most consistent and interesting. I appreciated the presentation of community and the mother-daughter connection that develops. The ending was very anti-climactic and sad. I’m not sure if I can say this book provided representation of the indigenous experience and I wonder if other works by native and/or queer authors would do a better job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Racism, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Suicide, and Pregnancy

hsummers6's review

challenging emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

daniellekat's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

An important story focused on colonialism in Canada that needs to be told more often. Ultimately the writing was just not for me. It was very simple and I was expecting something with more nuance and prose. The characters were flat and it was hard to understand their motivations with the changing POVs and switching from first and third person narration. I was confused by the target audience for this book because the content could be challenging but the writing was very juvenile. It would be a great novel study for high school students due to the developed themes and stylistic choices. It was fascinating to know that this fictional tale was rooted in the author’s ancestry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Grief, Suicide, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Outing, Animal death, Racism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Murder, and Pregnancy

sandyrabanana's review

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Grief, Torture, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and War