Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

This Place: 150 Years Retold by David A. Robertson, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Jen Storm, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Chelsea Vowel, Brandon Mitchell, Richard Van Camp, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Katherena Vermette, Sonny Assu

18 reviews

nadia's review

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A great short story anthology! The graphics were beautiful and I learnt so much about this part of history.

It's more vignettes into different parts of the Indigieous peoples history in Canada as opposed to your more traditional short story, and though I was hoping for the latter, I very much appreciated what I got!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Genocide, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

te_ss_i's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicide, and Child death

nodogsonthemoon's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Forced institutionalization, War, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

bookbuyingwithkatie's review

challenging informative sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Confinement, Hate crime, and Racism

pam_'s review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Violence, Grief, Police brutality, Blood, War, and Racism

wrenny03's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

A truly wonderful book. Educated me about a variety of indigenous issues I had heard of but didn't truly understand. It shows the reality of the brutality and hardship indigenous people in north america face but intersperses it with moments of hope, joy, and little victories that mean the world. I would recommend this book to absolutely everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Child abuse, Police brutality, and Violence

battybookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

This was mainly an informative text about Indigenous history in Canada. It's beautifully illustrated and each other tells a compelling part of their history. Some specific ones that stood out to me were Rosie and the fight and speech against The Mackenzie Pipeline. Much of the book feels like a jumping off point, and I now have a list of other pieces to check out or historical events/figures to look into. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Racial slurs, Genocide, Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

therainbowshelf's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

An incredible collection of indigenous Canadians' histories. Each comic starts with an author blurb and a timeline of events present in or influencing the story. Canada's history of abusing indigenous people is sickeningly similar to how things have gone for the native people of the US. Whether you're familiar with indigenous history of Canada or want to start somewhere, this is an excellent read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Racism, Death, Grief, Child death, Suicide, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment

Residential schools, forced removal of indigenous children from their homes

piperlee's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

this collection brilliantly mixed timelines, statements from authors, and colorful comics to tell the stories of Indigenous peoples over the past 150 years. Each comic was just a glimpse into the time period/narrative the authors were sharing, but simultaneously brought clarity to the bigger picture of collective struggle and perseverance in the face of colonialism and state violence. This felt very accessible & will be one that sticks in my mind for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Cannibalism