3.47k reviews for:

The Marrow Thieves

Cherie Dimaline

4.09 AVERAGE

robinks's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful 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: Complicated

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The book opens on such an intense scene and continues to have really heavy moments, but we also get moments of sweetness and connection sprinkled throughout. Miig was by far my favorite character.

I loved the fact that he is a gay adult and that it was so normalized by the characters and the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Alcohol

wendy_lady's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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

martereadsalot's review against another edition

4.0

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Actual rating: 4.25 ★

awb_809's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

cloud_nine_27's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

niksasali's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective 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: No

vrog12's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cluelesswonder's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 39%

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I read to escape and this book was making me depressed.  So nothing wrong with the book.  It was doing a good job affecting my mood. 

queenbuffy's review against another edition

1.0

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Read this for our Metis book club. It was better than the other book we read by this author but I found it very slow going definitely wouldn’t read it again

ebabcock22's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous 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: No