Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

48 reviews

alexashabit's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Violence and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide

allikay14's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Bullying and Kidnapping

sofia_miss's review against another edition

hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Not five stars because the middle bit is slow

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Drug abuse, War, Mental illness, Death, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Vomit

dominiq_ec's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Classism, and Colonisation

Minor: Car accident

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Torture, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical content, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, and Murder

chelsl's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racism, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Drug abuse, and Racial slurs

t33_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Loved this book from the beginning to end. I read it in 2 days, I would of read it in one seating if I didn’t have to be an adult. I literally could not and did not want to put this book down. I learned so much about the Native American culture and teachings from this book(you know the stuff they don’t teach you in school. Also the massive injustice against the Native Americans) I will be looking into more of this author’s work. 10/10 will recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Addiction, Bullying, Racism, Suicide, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

bertrandlm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Violence

Minor: Racial slurs

whitneyonline's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

What a beautiful book about identity, spirituality, family, and community. A recurring theme throughout is Virgil's disconnect and disbelief in the "traditional ways" and spirituality of the Lakota. He feels strong ties to his community which keeps him from leaving the rez, but otherwise he's not sure what he believes in, ultimately thinking most of it is a sham. He grapples with the pain and suffering of his ancestors and how those struggles are mirrored in the lives of Lakotas today. Yes, there are thrills, but ultimately that's not the focus of the book. Everything comes full circle at the end and it is utterly beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Torture, Car accident, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Grief

just dark themes in general. Virgil goes into detail about many of the cases that he has taken on, which basically always includes physical abuse, substance dependency, sexual assualt of adults and minors, child neglect. etc. It's a great book but please be careful <3

tlaynejones's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Trafficking, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Racial slurs, Violence, Drug use, Bullying, Child abuse, and Colonisation