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While I can certainly appreciate the metaphorical and folkloric work this novel is doing as it connects to indigenous beliefs/history and conflict with whites, as a composed story it was underwhelming. The love with which Evan and his family navigate a darkened world was heartwarming, and I liked the attempts to return to Anishinaabe ways of life and language. I wanted to know so much more about why the blackout happened and who else was impacted (and who wasn't), and the tiny scope of the ...more
While I can certainly appreciate the metaphorical and folkloric work this novel is doing as it connects to indigenous beliefs/history and conflict with whites, as a composed story it was underwhelming. The love with which Evan and his family navigate a darkened world was heartwarming, and I liked the attempts to return to Anishinaabe ways of life and language. I wanted to know so much more about why the blackout happened and who else was impacted (and who wasn't), and the tiny scope of the ...more
Yet another “end of the world as we know it” story - the 4th one I’ve read since the pandemic started. In this one, a Northern Ontario Ojibwe reserve is cut off from the rest of the world when all the power goes out. You never really find out what’s happening, but it’s clearly not good. They must connect to their older ways in order to survive. There’s tremendous tension in the story when a few white men show up, looking for a place to stay.
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