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Batman: White Knight by Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Death of parent
Minor: Death
The Break by Katherena Vermette
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
This was a very difficult read for many reasons. It is very slow-paced and a good list of trigger warnings is sorely needed. All the characters have experienced abuses and traumas and at times reading this feels like going through second-hand traumas. I definitely believe that Indigenous Peoples in this capitalist yt supremacist society have gone through too much and all deserve better, and it's important for non Indigenous folks to read Indigenous stories. But I honestly struggled with the amount of traumas this book had. One of the main POVs was a cop who didn't end up challenging the system and that plus the ending where the perpetrator of a sexual abuse incident was caught and put in jail make the book dangerously close to copaganda. Even if the Métis cop character had a very silly and racist partner who proved to be a great example of the uselessness of cops and the justice system.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy
Flight of the Hummingbird: A Parable for the Environment by Wangari Maathai, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Dalai Lama XIV
I picked this up to look at the art but I did not expect to confront the fact that I knew nothing of China's invasion of Tibet and there's a reason why the Dalai Lama is viewed as a terrorist in China. It's the same playbook that colonialist powers use everywhere else, from Turtle Island to South Africa to Palestine.
"I'm doing what I can."
I picked this up to look at the art but I did not expect to confront the fact that I knew nothing of China's invasion of Tibet and there's a reason why the Dalai Lama is viewed as a terrorist in China. It's the same playbook that colonialist powers use everywhere else, from Turtle Island to South Africa to Palestine.
Debate and Decadence by Sula Sullivan
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
the perfect cozy read on an overcast day. i love sapphics so much. i do wish i got to read Rue confronting her parents though
Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story by David A. Robertson
challenging
dark
5.0
just absolutely heartbreaking. the dehumanization of Indigenous folks is a serious issue that I feel most people are not taking seriously enough.
Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story by David A. Robertson
dark
emotional
hopeful
5.0
beautifully drawn and absolutely heartbreaking
Love Is an Ex-Country by Randa Jarrar
challenging
emotional
reflective
5.0
sob...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia
Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, War