Reviews tagging 'War'

Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese

13 reviews

isabella_sans_merci's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I rarely enjoy the books I have to read for school. I also rarely enjoy Canadian fiction. This book is so masterfully constructed I enjoyed it almost in spite of myself. It was so powerful in what it didn’t say right out

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Vomit

Moderate: War

Minor: Racism and Sexual content

sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.5

3.5 ⭐️ 

It took me a while to get into this book, but by the 150 page mark I was flying through the rest. I do prefer Indian Horse as it is one of my favourite books of all time but I do see the beauty in this one. I hope when I’ll reread this I’ll love it more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Addiction, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse, War, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Infidelity

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Animal death, War, Vomit, and Pregnancy