Reviews

The Autobiography of a Traitor and a Half-Savage by Alix E. Harrow

lisamchuk's review

4.0

Five star story, but a four star review: ok I get that this was published awhile ago, and while the story holds up mostly (truely I loved it), a white author writing about an Indigenous protagonist in a story steeped in race and history and belief doesn't necessarily hold up in 2023. Sure, it's set in a parallel universe and it's a fantasy short story - again the story is great - but, well, the author sort of addresses that here: https://writtenworld.substack.com/p/the-written-world-of-whiteness.

Just a caution to think critically and request to seek our Indigenous writers also, not a cancel.

ioannap_author's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

blankpagepanic's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

svenja15's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

lsparrow's review

4.0

a short but powerful story with so many layers, of identity, colonization, and the fight for freedom. one to read again.

sbowlin's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

macmower's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sailormarz's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

eferisman's review against another edition

4.0

I looked out at the shifting land and thought to it, Run wild, my love.
And the world came unsewn.  

ash_is_reading's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75