Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

8 reviews

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

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

A deeply heartbreaking novel that speaks to the use and abuse of Indigenous women at the hands of the French, among other settlers. It provides a semi-biographical story of the author's ancestors during the 1650s and beyond as the French settled in the Algonquin lands

I appreciated the nuanced perspectives of Marie, who wants to keep the memory of her people alive within her family, but is forced to leave her tribe behind; Pierre, her French husband who is extremely devoted to the church and his family; and Jeanne, their eldest daughter, who is two-spirited and in love with a woman. Every perspective was so important, and all the elements of their history and beliefs feel like they made the perfect storm for everything that happens to them over twenty years time. Absolutely heartbreaking, but also eye opening, as we journey with this couple through their lives together and the hurt and pain that comes with being who they are, but also what they believe in.

We need more books like this in the world, and I'm so thankful I picked this one up. Truly, such an important read. I'm so glad that a part of this author's family history is now forever part of the world through this book.

TW: blood, religious bigotry, war, death, colonialism, racism, sexual harassment, rape, domestic abuse, injury detail, sexism, pregnancy, death, death of an animal (hunting), grief, alcoholism, alcohol, grief, lesbophobia; mentions attempted rape, homophobia, death of a child, death of a parent, suicide

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Suicide, and Death of parent

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

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

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

corneliusmcstrawberry's review

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

currently writing this review in tears! just finished the book and i knew it was not going to be a happy ending yet the last paragraph pushed my tears over the edge. a beautiful and devastating book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Incest, Miscarriage, Blood, and Pregnancy

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

sillylittlereader's review

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Colonisation