Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

9 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

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

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

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

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

abloom's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide

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

amberlfaris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcoholism