This folder is for people who want to continue the discussion on our current MIT Read, There There by Tommy Orange OR start a completely new conversation!
When starting discussions, please keep in mind all our rules. While we welcome the discussion of controversial topics, please remember that hate speech of any kind will never be tolerated in this discussion group.
This book was chosen in partnership with MIT's Indigenous Peoples Advocacy Committee.
About the book This “astonishing literary debut” of “pure soaring beauty” is “masterful…white hot…devastating” in its voicing of “twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.” “This chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American—grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroism.”
When starting discussions, please keep in mind all our rules. While we welcome the discussion of controversial topics, please remember that hate speech of any kind will never be tolerated in this discussion group.
About the book
This “astonishing literary debut” of “pure soaring beauty” is “masterful…white hot…devastating” in its voicing of “twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.” “This chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American—grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroism.”