Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power

3 reviews

siobhanward's review

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

 

I really loved this book and honestly wish there had been more of it. I loved how Power told her characters' stories through the dolls, and wove the narratives together. I didn't know a whole lot going in about the Indigenous boarding school system in the US, but am familiar enough with the Canadian Residential School system to see the similarities. While this book was absolutely heartbreaking, it is really well-written and absolutely worth a read, even if at times it can feel almost too short.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, War, and Miscarriage

mh_s's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Miscarriage

readingwithkaitlyn's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Death, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Confinement, Sexual violence, Genocide, Racial slurs, Murder, Colonisation, Blood, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Miscarriage, War, Excrement, Slavery, Vomit, Ableism, Rape, Incest, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Suicide

Mention of serial killer, segregation, Korean War, boarding schools, Dakota 38, Whitestone Hill, hangings, Wounded Knee, Carlisle, and starvation.