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Update 8/2014: Read in 2012 and read again as an audio book in 2014 for book club:
The story is told from the perspective of Joe, a 13 year old boy living on a reservation in the late 1980s with his father, a tribal judge, and his mother. The book opens following the brutal rape and attempted murder of his mother. Joe must deal not only with the after-effects of the crime on his mother (and the entire family), but with the injustice of the legal system on Indian reservations.
When it becomes clea ...more
The story is told from the perspective of Joe, a 13 year old boy living on a reservation in the late 1980s with his father, a tribal judge, and his mother. The book opens following the brutal rape and attempted murder of his mother. Joe must deal not only with the after-effects of the crime on his mother (and the entire family), but with the injustice of the legal system on Indian reservations.
When it becomes clea ...more
Well written and entertaining but it could have been so much more. This book is told from the point of view of Joe later in life, whose mother was raped and almost killed. Because it was compared to To Kill a Mockingbird, I expected more focus on the justice system and the jursidiction of tribal law vs. state/federal law -- instead, it was mentioned with a brief description and dropped, although it remained an underlying factor in future actions.
I liked the attention paid to the friendship of t ...more
I liked the attention paid to the friendship of t ...more
I love Louise Erdrich, but I wasn't feeling this one. It puts me in the minority of my peers, for sure!
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This is a book that you need to stay with, breathe with, give it time to unfold, and it'll reward you. Pay attention to the way the narrative is written, the way it can be slow, desolate, and empty, and then give you moments of deep belly laughter, a pithy adolescent bon mot, a dirty-talking grandmother you wished was your own.
I grew up in an area with a lot of Native American culture and while I'm certainly not an expert, this felt respectfully written and a great representation of what Native ...more
I grew up in an area with a lot of Native American culture and while I'm certainly not an expert, this felt respectfully written and a great representation of what Native ...more
This was excellent. Loved it!
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