Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

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

5 reviews

qqjj's review

adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Genocide, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

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

yourstrulytay's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

The illustrations are beautiful, and the authors and illustrators are as diverse as the stories they tell. These are the stories that have been hidden from us in history class. I loved this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, and Racism

valeria_balzan's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

As it's common with anthologies of short stories, some are better than others, but overall all take on different moments in history where Indigenous people and communities were wronged.
The art style of all the stories is simply amazing and it shows that there has been a lot of love and effort put into this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death

Different trigger warnings for different stories, but this is overall.

achingallover's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Violence