Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

32 reviews

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

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Racism, and Racial slurs

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

river23's review

emotional inspiring sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Colonisation, and Racism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Bullying

meganannelise's review

hopeful informative 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Rape

feministmidwife's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

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