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    <body><![CDATA[Tecumseh, the narrator and main character of <em>Truth and Bright Water</em>, is a little lost. Although this is a coming-of-age story, he doesn't really find himself in any permanently-problem-solving way by the end. That's not a criticism, but rather something I really liked about the book. It felt true to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43183851">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A quick read that remains humorous but also discusses important Native American issues.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Thomas King! His writing is so beautiful and so visual. While Green Grass Running Water is still my favourite, this one was a closer look at one particular character within a very insular prairie community. Very well done and very much worth the read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[language language language. thomas king is my imagery god. the only qualms i had, was with the characters always talking over each other. that got really annoying.]]></body>
    
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