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Reviews tagging 'Racism'
This Place: 150 Years Retold by Sonny Assu, Katherena Vermette, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Jen Storm, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Brandon Mitchell, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Richard Van Camp, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Chelsea Vowel
36 reviews
wrenny03'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
4.5
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Violence, Police brutality, and Colonisation
yourstrulytay'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Colonisation
nannahnannah's review against another edition
4.5
Maybe I haven’t fully read enough graphic novels, but I haven’t come across any graphic novel anthologies before this one. And what a wonderful idea! Especially in this case because as has been said (I think in the foreword), graphic novels are a very accessible and easy way to learn about things that may be less so in a thick nonfiction book written in difficult academic text (and they're more straightforward than fiction).
This anthology contains eleven graphic novel shorts, each with a summary and timeline of events talking a bit about the events in the graphic novel or what inspired it. All of the stories are about Indigenous peoples living in what’s known as Canada.
As with all anthologies, some stories are hit and miss. In this case, it’s the art styles. Some of them aren’t my thing, but none of them are objectively awful. All of the stories, however, are engaging and serve more as springboards into further research than they do a thorough explanation or overview of things. Which is a great thing, actually! I have more notes saved to look things into from this anthology than from many nonfiction books. By covering lots of ground, this anthology is able to get people interested and outraged by what has happened to many of these different Indigenous peoples.
I really hope this is something that will be done more often, because I think it’s very effective.
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Cannibalism
note: because this talks about the crimes committed against Indigenous peoples by the Canadian government, things can get pretty intense and tough to read.valeria_balzan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The art style of all the stories is simply amazing and it shows that there has been a lot of love and effort put into this book.
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Animal death
Different trigger warnings for different stories, but this is overall.poemsandponds's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Colonisation
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Cannibalism
battybookworm's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
jazhandz's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Moderate: Violence and Kidnapping
Kidnapping specifically refers to the story Nimkii, which is about the Sixties Scoop and First Nations children being taken from their families.therainbowshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Minor: Sexual harassment
Residential schools, forced removal of indigenous children from their homespiperlee's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping
Minor: Cannibalism
justsomejerk's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Genocide