Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

41 reviews

phoenixfire's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Child death

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

kmshobbs's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual violence, and Torture

ms_sarah621's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is a must read. The language is so incredibly beautiful and powerful. Then, the story is heartbreaking, full of grief, and deeply moving. I don’t want to speak too much to the story because this book speaks for itself. It handles tough subject matters, and Wagamese does this so well. The language isn’t too crude or too detailed, but it’s enough for you to feel it. It’s enough to make you angry, sad, and hopeful. It’s moving and truly reminds you that these horrendous acts happened and that this was very much a reality that Native Americans faced. I seriously can’t get over the writing and how much I appreciate and care for this book. Be sure to check trigger warnings before reading, but I feel like this is an important read for all, even with the difficult topics that are covered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, Racism, and Sexual assault

janelleaimi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

bookish_growler's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, Rape, Grief, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Kidnapping

bookish_skies's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

mktaylor15's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? No

4.5

I felt like this book was very raw. You go in to it expecting the experiences the main character has to be awful and by the end you are blown away. My jaw was left open 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

wifeslife's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

megmurp's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia

blotchedspots's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Rape, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Colonisation