Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman

3 reviews

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Violence, War, Death, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Genocide, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Cultural appropriation and Vomit

s_h_a_z_z_a's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Thought I knew what I was reading until halfway through when Coleman flipped the script on me. Sobering and thought provoking read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Colonisation

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual violence and Alcoholism

lauradanby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? No

5.0

An incredible text. As a teacher, I am so excited for my students to read this novel as it offers a new lens into Australian history and an interesting perspective on colonisation and the ideology that supports it. 

Also, massive plot twist! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, and Trafficking