A review by spark_879
The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel by Patti Laboucane-Benson

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

very educational story that goes into the history of the canadian government's racism towards indigenous people, how it continues today, and the intergenerational trauma caused by residential "schools" that has continued impacts to this day. 
highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, and Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Rape

some moderate & minor warnings are talked about in context of either residential "schools" or family relationships but are never shown in pictures.