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toric90's review against another edition
I was really struggling after about maybe 30% or 40% of this book. I pushed forward to about 71% but then decided to look up reviews to see if it was just me or if it maybe got better. SO MANY reviews agreed with me. So I'm DNFing. The topic is important but the author did not do any of this topic justice. Just like the other reviews mentioned - it's repetitive, confusing structure, and disjointed. Lots of back and forth information of the trial that really wasn't important. I'm listening to the epilogue now which honestly gave me more and better information than the entire book. The author DID NOT do justice for Savanna's story. DEFINITELY feels like a white woman who found out she has Native DNA and then went on a hunt and found this horrible story. But NO CONNECTION at all or understanding of her duty to this information. Poorly written. How upsetting.
christinavarela's review against another edition
3.0
Audiobook. An important topic that all Americans need to be familiar with. Unfortunately, this book was very disjointed. For someone who is new to the topic, it may be hard to follow. We need more books on this topic.
emilyisoverbooked's review against another edition
3.0
Thanks to Atria Books for the ARC and Simon Audio for the ALC!
Searching for Savanna details the story of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a Native American woman who was 22 years old and eight months pregnant when she went missing in 2017. A week after she went missing, her upstairs neighbors were arrested - they had possession of Savanna’s baby girl, although Savanna’s body was nowhere to be found.
I picked up this book because there is an epidemic of missing and murdered Native American women in our country. While this book talks about that epidemic in general, it’s only for a small portion of the book, and the focus remains on Savanna for most of the pages. Her story is absolutely horrifying, but if you’re a fan of true crime or want to learn more about this epidemic and how missing Native women cases are really handled, this is a great book to pick up.
Searching for Savanna details the story of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a Native American woman who was 22 years old and eight months pregnant when she went missing in 2017. A week after she went missing, her upstairs neighbors were arrested - they had possession of Savanna’s baby girl, although Savanna’s body was nowhere to be found.
I picked up this book because there is an epidemic of missing and murdered Native American women in our country. While this book talks about that epidemic in general, it’s only for a small portion of the book, and the focus remains on Savanna for most of the pages. Her story is absolutely horrifying, but if you’re a fan of true crime or want to learn more about this epidemic and how missing Native women cases are really handled, this is a great book to pick up.
torrie_reads's review against another edition
4.0
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I don't read a lot of true crime books that involve murder. However, I know that murder and sexual violence is prevalent in Indigenous communities. So I wanted to educate myself further on it.
The murder of Savanna was absolutely horrible and it is going to stick with me. But this book talks about the crime against women in the Indigenous community, usually perpetuated by men outside the community, and how and why it goes unchecked.
I think this is an important read if you can handle a true crime book.
I don't read a lot of true crime books that involve murder. However, I know that murder and sexual violence is prevalent in Indigenous communities. So I wanted to educate myself further on it.
The murder of Savanna was absolutely horrible and it is going to stick with me. But this book talks about the crime against women in the Indigenous community, usually perpetuated by men outside the community, and how and why it goes unchecked.
I think this is an important read if you can handle a true crime book.