Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

10 reviews

habertoes's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

hannahollihan's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, and Alcoholism

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Racial slurs

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

brookey8888's review

dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This started off really strong, but then I lost interest with where the story went. I loved learning more about Indian customs and beliefs. I also thought it was great/important that the author talked about how the feds literally do nothing to help in cases and the drug problems. I just wish this focused more on his vigilante stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

opinionsofawolf's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Pedophilia

inkdrinkermal's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Content warning: Graphic & upsetting description of toddler death, violence and gore throughout but especially heavy towards the end, frank discussion of sexual assault, rape, and child rape, kidnapping, drug overdose, drug and alcohol abuse

The good: The characters were lovable and flawed, but grew throughout the story. The settings were memorable and well described. The plot was twisty and exciting - I looked forward to reading. The issues brought up throughout the novel felt informed by reality, and that was confirmed by the author's note at the end. 

The bad: I figured out who the bad guy was well before it was revealed, but it was still exciting to see how it unraveled. 

The ugly: Some of the especially upsetting content (like the description of the toddler death) felt unnecessary to the story. The gore in the final confrontation was very descriptive and made me a little queasy. I hope as time passes, the memories of these parts of the book fades, and I'm left with the overall story, which was very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, and Pedophilia

lklitup's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden is an epic crime adventure following Virgil Wounded Horse of the Lakota Rosebud Reservation. As a “hired thug,” he enacts violent justice amongst wrongdoers who have been let go or ignored by the tribal police and/or federal authorities. His nephew, Nathan, becomes immeshed with one of Virgil’s targets, and Virgil comes to learn the dangerous, underhanded world of drugs and reservation politics.

The story in this book was absolutely enthralling, and I anxiously read through each new turn of events. I became invested in the well-being of the reservation, and I credit that to Marie’s character and the cultural information woven throughout. I wish there had been more, although the author gives some insight as to that decision in the acknowledgements. Virgil is a prototypical anti-hero whose decision to shirk his culture is belief by the sense of duty to his neighbors (albeit for his financial gain). His love for Nathan and his desire to do right made me root for him along his way. 

My main gripe with this novel is its swift resolution within the last 15-20 pages. So much information is discovered, so many loose ends are quickly tied. The rest of the book was a well-built, well-maintained slow burn, so I thought the end had come too quickly. Additionally, some of the violence, while central to Virgil, was graphic to the point I needed to skim.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Racial slurs, and Suicide

bookswhitme's review

dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Fatphobia

okays1331's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

sarah984's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is definitely a gritty (and extremely stressful) thriller, focusing on an "enforcer" who takes matters into his own hands when the law won't help people on the reservation. Virgil is doing his best to take care of his nephew under less than ideal circumstances. He's cynical and skeptical about Lakota traditions due to trauma from his youth but considers turning to them again when he gets in over his head.

This novel is really well written and I enjoyed most of it, but some of the fight scenes near the end were pretty silly, so I docked a star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Torture