Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

12 reviews

ceruleanseas's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Addiction, Colonisation, Death, Bullying, Death of parent, Cancer, Xenophobia, Classism, Racism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Suicide, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Rape

taibreakfast's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Grief, Genocide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse, Alcoholism, War, Addiction, Child death, and Colonisation

mefrias's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

An incredibly harrowing but immensely important story told across generations. A catalyst to learn more about issues affecting Native American and specifically Dakhóta peoples today, which are rooted in settler colonization, genocide and forced separation from their land and families. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Child abuse, Child death, and Drug abuse

telemesmerism's review

challenging emotional reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Animal death, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Drug abuse

rexpostfacto's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcoholism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Mental illness, Racism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Pregnancy, Animal death, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

dfrancis's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Genocide

r_dolan's review

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide and Addiction

Minor: Abandonment, Sexual assault, and Rape

awebofstories's review

inspiring reflective 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

Moderate: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Alcoholism

librar_bee's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

An emotional narrative that spans multiple generations and perspectives, <i>The Seed Keeper</i> is a beautiful story that solemnly reminds us of the true caretakers of the North American continent and their legacy. Through Rosalie and Gaby, the two female protagonists, we learn how two Indigenous women devote their lives to fierce advocacy for a healthy relationship between humans and the land in very different ways.

This novel deals with complex emotions among the characters and develops them until they feel vivid. Wilson's writing paints a lovely picture and I found it nearly impossible to put this book down and break the images her words built in my head. Highly recommend for folks looking to read more Indigenous fiction and understand more about the role of humans in the natural order.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use and Drug abuse

chambersaurusrx's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, and Suicide