Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

25 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

lisettemarie's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Racial slurs, and Terminal illness

cookieclutter's review

hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this book for a class. I'm not sure if I would have considered it otherwise but reading it in a book club-like environment helped me engage with not only the story but much of the subtext as well. While I was aware of the history, continuing the conversation about Indigenous history is crucial in any environment. It was also helpful for me to learn more vocab as there are many Dahkota words used in the book. However, I do wish there was an appendix with the meanings listed. Trying to find what each word meant was difficult as I didn't know anyone who knew the language and the sources I found online were often questionable.

The story is formatted as several stories from the past and present. There isn't a main plotline, more so a series of events that the characters go through during their lives. You see how the effects of colonialism continue to impact the main characters no matter what year they're in. Overall, I enjoyed the reading experience and would recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Racial slurs, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Death of parent

iszys's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape

_annika__'s review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Genocide, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Addiction, Racism, Death, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Suicide, and Violence

lilcubana31's review

challenging hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism and Addiction

stilestastic's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

ksmith_23's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Colonisation, Abandonment, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Bullying, Genocide, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

katetracy's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Diane Wilson beautifully weaves together four women’s stories about a tragic past and the ramifications that are still felt today. A must read to start to attempt to understand the deep pain felt in the indigenous community following the separation of families in the 1900’s and the current chemical plague on native lands all for the sake of some exec’s bottom line. 

I especially liked the moments when Rosalie would be in her garden and enjoyed witnessing her connection to nature. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Colonisation, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism

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