Reviews tagging 'Death'

Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman

8 reviews

casacacti's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

this was definitely an interesting concept, but a little gutsy for a debut imo. coleman definitely succeeded in putting me, a white australian, in the shoes of an aboriginal australian who lived through the colonisation / stolen generations of australia. there just wasnt a clear end goal for any of the characters except for jacky, and even when that goal was "achieved", there wasnt anything... new for him, even though the story continued on. 

coleman writes with very beautiful language, though at times the dialogue and the narrative feel disconnected. it almost sounded like someone else started writing it in the second half of the book. 

this is still a good debut; i think it just needed to be fleshed out a little more. i would have liked to have little hints of the origin of the settlers throughout the beginning of the book, just to keep readers intrigued, rather than surprising us with it half way through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Death

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Violence, War, Death, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Genocide, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Cultural appropriation and Vomit

bigpansies's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

A speculative fiction not to be missed. The cast of characters throughout Terra Nullius provide a story full of adventure 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Slavery, War, Racism, Police brutality, Classism, Physical abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation

sharpreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Hate crime, Death, Racism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Colonisation, Torture, and Violence

sailortrash's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Colonisation, Child death, Child abuse, Blood, Slavery, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Genocide, Racism, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Confinement

lauradanby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? No

5.0

An incredible text. As a teacher, I am so excited for my students to read this novel as it offers a new lens into Australian history and an interesting perspective on colonisation and the ideology that supports it. 

Also, massive plot twist! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, and Trafficking

balfies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced

• 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Murder, Genocide, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Confinement, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Police brutality

Minor: Addiction

wherethebooksgo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization