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daniellekat's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Genocide, Colonisation, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, War, and Murder
lasafica_reads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Genocide, Colonisation, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Murder, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
qqjj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Genocide, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence
bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Confinement, Hate crime, and Racism
ehmannky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and War
wrenny03's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Child abuse, Police brutality, and Violence
yourstrulytay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, and Racism
nannahnannah's review against another edition
4.5
Maybe I haven’t fully read enough graphic novels, but I haven’t come across any graphic novel anthologies before this one. And what a wonderful idea! Especially in this case because as has been said (I think in the foreword), graphic novels are a very accessible and easy way to learn about things that may be less so in a thick nonfiction book written in difficult academic text (and they're more straightforward than fiction).
This anthology contains eleven graphic novel shorts, each with a summary and timeline of events talking a bit about the events in the graphic novel or what inspired it. All of the stories are about Indigenous peoples living in what’s known as Canada.
As with all anthologies, some stories are hit and miss. In this case, it’s the art styles. Some of them aren’t my thing, but none of them are objectively awful. All of the stories, however, are engaging and serve more as springboards into further research than they do a thorough explanation or overview of things. Which is a great thing, actually! I have more notes saved to look things into from this anthology than from many nonfiction books. By covering lots of ground, this anthology is able to get people interested and outraged by what has happened to many of these different Indigenous peoples.
I really hope this is something that will be done more often, because I think it’s very effective.
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Cannibalism
note: because this talks about the crimes committed against Indigenous peoples by the Canadian government, things can get pretty intense and tough to read.battybookworm's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Racial slurs, Genocide, Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
justsomejerk's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Genocide