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Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1)

Eden Robinson

Start date: January 25, 2021

Finish date: March 16, 2021

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Oct 11, 2017 Jalilah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mythic-fiction, first-nation-native-american, into-the-forest-2018-challenge, into-the-forest-2021-challenge

5 stars for this enchanting Bildungsroman! I couldn't put it down!
Son of a Trickster is both realistic and gritty, beautiful and magical, terrifying and funny, endearing and tragic all at the same time!
16 year old Jared, aka "Cookie Dude" amongst his peers, has a snarky mouth that often gets him into trouble. His maternal grandmother hates him, believing he is not human, rather a "Wee'git", a raven trickster from Pacific Northwest First Nation's mythology.
He also has a heart of gold. Jared gi ...more

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Jan 14, 2021 Katy rated it liked it · review of another edition

The language and setting is pretty rough for me, but I will be thinking about this book for a while. The ending was unexpected, and thought provoking for me.

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Dec 30, 2020 Christine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-myth-and-fairy, diverse-hero-or-heroine, diverse-and-women-authors, native-american-first-peoples

This was really good. Robinson's story is engrossing and the use of daily life of Jared draws the reader in. There are sections that will make you laugh, and sections, one in particular where you will sob. ...more

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Jan 27, 2023 ¸.•*¨*•Gina *A Bookwyrm in Belgium*•*¨*•.¸ rated it really liked it

Shelves: shadow-shine-bingo-2023

A gritty and realistic urban fantasy featuring native Canadian folklore and a manic pixie dream girl. I'll definitely be finishing this trilogy. ...more

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Oct 23, 2021 Margaret rated it really liked it

Shelves: fairytale-myth-inspired, native-american, 2021-into-the-forest-challenge, aoc, contemporary-fantasy, young-adult

4.5 stars. I'm so glad I finally read this. Eden Robinson's writing is rich in character, steeped in the reality of 10th-grade Indigenous teen Jared, who is trying to hold everything together for everyone he loves, from his disabled father (who's addicted to drugs) and his family to his elderly neighbors. To keep everyone afloat, he sells pot cookies. Robinson adeptly threads Jared's stark reality of daily existence with hints and threads of magic that increase as the novel progresses. Really lo ...more

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