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The Things She's Seen by Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Ambelin Kwaymullina
3 reviews
awkwardimagination's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
3.75
This is an ghost story about grief and hope. It spans across the past and present to create this nonlinear, multigenerational story about Aboriginal women/girls. The beginning to middle was kinda mediocre - interesting but not anything great. The middle to end was were it started to hit and I started having fun (for lack of better word) with reading, sleuthing out the meaning behind Catching's story. Speaking of Catching, there is something special about her character that I love. She gets straight to the point and her chapters are written in a nontraditional way that reflects her personality well. Beth herself was kind of annoying at times, but it was forgivable considering her circumstances and wasn't something I hated. I liked this book much better than I thought I would despite the bland start because eventhough I was a little bored with it, it was still intriguing to read. I say give this a try if youre looking for something fast to read. Not something light, fast because this book is dark.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Racism, Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Death of parent, Grief, and Torture
Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit
Minor: Addiction and Colonisation
isabel_c's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
3.25
This was cute and I really liked the last 25% especially when we see the links of aboriginal heritage in the main characters. Overall this book was not my favorite but I do appreciate the way in which the authors made the dark side of aboriginal history more accessible to a younger audience.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Hate crime, and Sexual assault
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, and Violence
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