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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This one has been sitting on my shelf for a long time. I knew i would have to be in the right mood to read it. It is a heartbreaking story that feels close to home for me. The setting is my home town and the story feels so real and similar to the stories of the youth I work with that this was a hard read.
Similar vibes to April Raintree.
Similar vibes to April Raintree.
This was a heavy read. It has a trigger warning in the front of the book due to violence and sexual assaults within it. That being said, this was a well written story about the Metis in Manitoba and well deserving of its book awards.
This story was told from several different perspectives, which really created depth to the main plot and helped you to understand the background of various people and thus why their children ended up the way they were (both good and bad). I truly had compassion for all the characters within the story for many were victims of circumstances beyond their control. I had little knowledge of their culture or land so it also was interesting for me to read about another part of Canada.
A heavy winter read and highly recommended novel.
This story was told from several different perspectives, which really created depth to the main plot and helped you to understand the background of various people and thus why their children ended up the way they were (both good and bad). I truly had compassion for all the characters within the story for many were victims of circumstances beyond their control. I had little knowledge of their culture or land so it also was interesting for me to read about another part of Canada.
A heavy winter read and highly recommended novel.
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read it at a very emotional time lol so this was a lot, but the characters are good and the backgrounds are so well fleshed out ugh it’s so complicated but very good.
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Gekocht en gelezen in Canada, heel belangrijk om het perspectief en de ervaringen van de oorspronkelijke bewoners en andere groepen die eeuwenlang met settlers, discriminatie en racisme te maken hebben gehad centraal te stellen. Het verhaal wordt verteld vanuit verschillende personen, met name vrouwen van 3 generaties uit dezelfde extended familie. Ondanks de nadruk op de weerbaarheid en onderlinge steun die ze elkaar bieden, is het een loodzwaar verhaal met extreem geweld, verslaving, verwaarlozing, discriminatie, enz. Ik heb er slecht van geslapen en weet niet of ik het had opgepakt als ik wist hoe heftig het zou zijn. Het einde is mooi, als ook Kookoom (matriarch van de familie) aan het woord komt.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault
Absolutely heart wrenching and important story of the lives of three indigenous women, their families, how all of their lives intersect over the years, and how they are treated within the community they all live in.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Racial slurs