Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina

13 reviews

kateybellew's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, and Colonisation

emily_mh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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? No

4.5

The mystery storyline of this book was great and kept the plot moving, but I also loved that the mystery wasn’t the point of the book. Its significance lay in its exposure of the brutality of colonisation, and its beautiful and heartbreaking exploration of grief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Colourism, the Stolen Generations, police corruption

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail