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Heard that this is very good. Happy reading!
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Is that Before the Fall, Lisa? Really want to read it but still haven’t found the box that’s hiding my copy.Really want to read Winter Counts as well but I have a pile of library books that came all at once & most can’t be renewed 😐
Looking forward to your thoughts on this. Enjoy!
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Really want to read Winter Counts as well but I have a pile of library books that came a..."
Collections is reading The Long Fall right now: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I've been slow to get started, just about 50 pages in. Plenty of time if you'd like to join me :)
Thanks Lisa!I don’t have a copy of that one. Hopefully I can join you for your next discussion.
Happy Reading 📚 🎃
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I don’t have a copy of that one. Hopefully I can join you for your next discussion.
Happy Reading 📚 🎃"
Sounds good. Happy reading to you :)
I enjoyed this adventure story (not really a mystery)Very well done as a debut book.
It deals with the very difficult situation on Indian Reservations under Federal prosecutors. Smaller crimes are not often pursued and there are a lot of reasons to hire a vigilante to find justice for victims.
It also explores the mistreatment of Native Americans in general and their emotional damage.
In this case an uncle is raising his teen nephew. The nephew suffers an overdose and comes to the attention of authorities who want to use him as bait to catch the people higher up the drug delivery chain.
There was a nice twist in this story and an acceptable ending.
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I like finding "ledger art" kind of reminds me of altered books.
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This book feels to me like Virgil is going to lose his soul. I hope not because while he's rough around the edges, and I certainly don't agree with what he does for a living, he seems like a good-hearted person.
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It was interesting and sad the real-life issues the Native Americans face. This was an eye-opener for me to learn that so many crimes go unpunished on the reservations because the Federal government has the authority and declines to prosecute. It's not right and I'm grateful for information the author included at the end of the book.
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Welcome to our discussion about Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, which is part of our Fall/Winter Collection Group Reads. Your discussion leader is Lisa.
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Summary
A groundbreaking thriller about a vigilante on a Native American reservation who embarks on a dangerous mission to track down the source of a heroin influx.
Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to deliver his own punishment, the kind that’s hard to forget. But when heroin makes its way into the reservation and finds Virgil’s nephew, his vigilantism suddenly becomes personal. He enlists the help of his ex-girlfriend and sets out to learn where the drugs are coming from, and how to make them stop.
They follow a lead to Denver and find that drug cartels are rapidly expanding and forming new and terrifying alliances. And back on the reservation, a new tribal council initiative raises uncomfortable questions about money and power. As Virgil starts to link the pieces together, he must face his own demons and reclaim his Native identity. He realizes that being a Native American in the twenty-first century comes at an incredible cost.