Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

6 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Alcoholism

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

Written by a hoodoo practitioner with notes at the end thanking her Navajo friend helping edit/being consulted for the Navajo character, the poetic novella follows Moth, a teenage African American girl,  and Sani a Navajo teenage boy as they try to deal through their interpersonal traumas and tragedies as well as generational traumas and tragedies they inherit and live with from the harm the United States has done to both their peoples respectively. The teenagers find comfort in each other and their respective traditions (moth’s grandfather being a hoodoo man and sani’s father being  medicine man) similarities and differences as they travel the south of both the Great Migration of African American to the Navajo Nation in their last summer to find some reconciliation with and for each other. 

More sad then scary but it is a haunting story, I loved reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Self harm, Drug use, Death of parent, Colonisation, Child death, Racial slurs, Grief, Child abuse, Slavery, Genocide, and Bullying

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Abandonment, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, and Drug use

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit, this book is amazing. I cried and was taken by surprise at the twist at the end. I was just as confused as Moth until everything was explained. I've never read anything from this author, but wow, I need to read more from her 1000%. 
I had no clue what this book was about upon picking it up and didn't know it was in-verse as well. I have nothing bad to say about it.  I think I'll have to reread it again after completing it since I know the ending and how it changes things with the new knowledge.
I will say it could be triggering to some (I was in a pretty serious car accident when I was 18, and the mention/descriptions of the one in the book kind of brought some of the trauma back but not enough for me to stop me from reading or have a negative reaction while reading. it could be different for others) and recommend checking content warnings just in case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Suicidal thoughts

_savannahreads_'s review

emotional sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Car accident, Colonisation, Grief, and Death of parent

rtaire's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I struggled with the YA aspects of this novel, but that's a me problem since I'm not a huge fan of YA teenage/high school drama. Otherwise, this is beautifully written and the haunting language and imagery made me reconsider how I view the world. The ending blew me away and will linger with me for days -- if not years -- to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

Minor: Bullying, Genocide, Hate crime, and Drug use