Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

4 reviews

jfield351's review

adventurous mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was very well written and easy to read.
For me, it did not live up to the hype because I was able to guess the ending quite early on. 

The lack of her memories about that night was very suspicious. It was also suspicious that no one else was accused. The only time I thought that maybe it wasn’t her was when the sheriff took tate away. but that was just because his father had died

. There were some very interesting facts in here, the ‘sneaky fuckers’ theory and general animal behaviour is what i am currently studying in zoology and evolution. so that was really interesting. Having been written by a zoologist was very interesting!! I also really liked the line ‘giving away another piece of herself just to have someone else’ when she laughed for chase. really hit deep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse

Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and War

slutforhotwings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Bullying, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: War, Slavery, and Colonisation

hannahwhiteyy's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was really interesting. I loved the descriptions of the marsh, and how inspiring Kay’s story was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Bullying, Colonisation, Death of parent, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Sexism, Car accident, and Racism

foofie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Rape

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Animal death

trigger warning, death of parent