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A review by richy_qu33r_readzz
Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.25
Gut-wrenching.
Tells the story of a woman, a family, a people and their slow imprisonment within colonialism (patriarchy, forced religion, racism, and homophobia included). A decision made for survival shapes and eventually unravels a woman’s life, but first it traps, harms, and unravels her daughter.
Perhaps needlessly violent for historical fiction, but tells the story as though it really happened and lends voice to the forgotten. Perhaps that’s a gift, it’s definitely a burden. I am left filled with rage and anguish. Do the queers only ever get to be happy in cheesy romance novels??
Tells the story of a woman, a family, a people and their slow imprisonment within colonialism (patriarchy, forced religion, racism, and homophobia included). A decision made for survival shapes and eventually unravels a woman’s life, but first it traps, harms, and unravels her daughter.
Perhaps needlessly violent for historical fiction, but tells the story as though it really happened and lends voice to the forgotten. Perhaps that’s a gift, it’s definitely a burden. I am left filled with rage and anguish. Do the queers only ever get to be happy in cheesy romance novels??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Colonisation, and War
The queer folk are not allowed to be happy in this book. But they do exist in the 1600s