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markedwithanm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism
kachina's review against another edition
As a fellow white Indigenous (and Oceti Sakowin) relative, I just felt like so much of this book played into strange colonizer stereotypes.
Something in the spirit of it felt...off. I think there’s a lot of nuanced discourse around whiteness and Indigeneity, and a lot of uncomfortable learning, too.
So much of this felt like a white Native pity fest. Not to dismiss the nuances of the particular pain of being ostracized from your own community, I know that pain well, but it feels so centered in this book in a weird way that implicates other non-white or white passing Natives in a way that feels like something an author of this age should’ve grown out of by now.
I also felt like there was some weird lateral oppressive stereotype deployment in terms of how Latinx folks were portrayed but that’s a whole other can of worms.
In all; I wanna support fellow Indigenous creators and writers, but outside of my work this book has really put to the forefront for me how much I don’t think I’ll be reading cishet, white male stories in the future.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse
horrorbound's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence
okays1331's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
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
- 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
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
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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.
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
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
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.
Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, Violence, Drug use, Alcoholism, Death, and Addiction
annabunce's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Racism, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, and Grief
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
camillou's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Racism, Cursing, and Drug use
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, and Medical content
readwithsuzanna's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Torture, and Death
Minor: Sexual assault