Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar

4 reviews

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Racism

Moderate: Medical content and Vomit

nova_juniper's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Important. What a beautiful and haunting picture poem. Excellent writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Colonisation, Confinement, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Racial slurs, Vomit, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Death

Minor: Child death, Excrement, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia

melmoony's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Vomit

sarahasyouwish's review

challenging emotional informative sad 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? No

4.5

This free verse novel packs a lot of power within its covers. It manages to bring heart and humanity to the issues of immigration and deportation in the US by telling the story of one fourth grade girl and her family. This is such a personal story and one I would not hesitate to recommend to middle grade and adult readers. As a white woman who lives in the Midwest, this book really helped me have a more personal understanding of the real-life effects of immigration policy changes over the recent years. Besides being full of heart, this is also beautifully written, and the audiobook is incredibly well done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Blood