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Nov 12, 2018
Claire
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it was amazing
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Some books are good. Some books are beautifully written. This book is both and many things more!
Through a series of interrelated stories/characters the author sketches the life of modern native americans. Some of the problems are very recognizable as beeing a pain in modern society in general, other problems are rather specific.
What struck me especially is the way the past and the present influence eachother, how some people cope with problems and others not, in the black despair that haunts som ...more
Through a series of interrelated stories/characters the author sketches the life of modern native americans. Some of the problems are very recognizable as beeing a pain in modern society in general, other problems are rather specific.
What struck me especially is the way the past and the present influence eachother, how some people cope with problems and others not, in the black despair that haunts som ...more
Trigger warnings for alcoholism, domestic violence, rape, and violence in general.
This is my second read for The BookTube Prize and it did not go as well as the first.
The good:
- There There is an own voices story about urban Native Americans and the issues they face, from the trigger warnings above to loss of culture and traditions. It's an important story that I'm so happy to see being told, and to such acclaim.
- The introduction and interlude, essays about being Native American today, are powe ...more
This is my second read for The BookTube Prize and it did not go as well as the first.
The good:
- There There is an own voices story about urban Native Americans and the issues they face, from the trigger warnings above to loss of culture and traditions. It's an important story that I'm so happy to see being told, and to such acclaim.
- The introduction and interlude, essays about being Native American today, are powe ...more
All the reviews are correct ; this is a very good book. Exciting and insightful. Listening to the audio though, I found it difficult to keep track of all the characters and timelines, so that reduced my enjoyment a little.
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