Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

35 reviews

okays1331's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

kimgravy's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Racism, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Addiction

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

sarah984's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is definitely a gritty (and extremely stressful) thriller, focusing on an "enforcer" who takes matters into his own hands when the law won't help people on the reservation. Virgil is doing his best to take care of his nephew under less than ideal circumstances. He's cynical and skeptical about Lakota traditions due to trauma from his youth but considers turning to them again when he gets in over his head.

This novel is really well written and I enjoyed most of it, but some of the fight scenes near the end were pretty silly, so I docked a star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Torture

poursandpages's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Y’all. I LOVED this book. Loved loved loved. Read it in less than 24 hours love.

Weiden (an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota Nation) writes about life on the “rez”, the rampant drug use, the lack of federal prosecution (because they can’t prosecute their OWN people for felonies on the reservation. Wtf?!), & vigilante justice.

This thriller sucked me in from the beginning. Learning about rez life & the Lakota traditions was fascinating, & the writing was incredible. You’ll learn a lot, in addition to really enjoying the story. I promise.

Diversify your shelf & grab this one immediately. I am really happy to see that @bookofthemonth included this in their September main five selections & hope to see that continue.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, Violence, Drug use, Alcoholism, Death, and Addiction

sophiesticatedselections's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious medium-paced

• 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: Racial slurs

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Torture, and Violence