Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown

9 reviews

maygoon's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Abandonment

jenlengland's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Abandonment, Colonisation

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

tlholmes's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

makenna516's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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This is quite possibly the best non-fiction book I have ever read. It read like fiction and had me on my seat until the end, despite my familiarity with the Donner Party story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Cannibalism

a_novel_craving's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

weboury's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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cccannFantastic book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation

dustghosts's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Racism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

freedomofchoys's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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Absolutely amazing! Daniel James Brown's writing is more compelling and more narrative than any other non fiction books I've read. I couldn't put it down 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Blood

lelyreads's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Murder, Colonisation

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War