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Indian Horse

Richard Wagamese

4.47 AVERAGE

mayagdb's review against another edition

4.75

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My friend recommended this book to me and when I read the bavk cover I thought it would be really not up my alley bc I don’t love hockey but I acrually really really really enjoyed this one. LKKE it gave me a new perspective on residential schools and kind of really made me aware of what I didn’t know and how brutal it was. I definitely also felt like I learned a lot abt like a way of life I knew nothing abt and in a way that it was super interesting to me. The author did such a good job of incorporating like teaching abt the past and culture with storytelling and a actual Novel and o spent the entire book being so hooked and not being able to put it down. like I think this book was unlike anything I’ve ever read before and it hit so hard. also somehow I acruakky found hockey interesting which is saying a lot considering how bored I usually am with reading abt sports. I also thought the ending o this one was done super well and I liked how it was almost a reflection and healing but also a commentary on what couldn’t be changed and the unfairness of the mail chatavtzrs situation. Also the build up to his main reallzition in the book was so well done and I really enjoyed reading it. 

mlouie21's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

the_amused_forest_gnome's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: No

anni_23's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

brennamclean's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wendyum's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad 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: No

mirr0rba11's review against another edition

4.0

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so much more than a hockey book

colleen_be's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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: Complicated

rscanlan's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

glittercapybara's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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Devastating book - truly informative on the history of what Canada did to its indigenous populations and also weirdly enough made me feel love for hockey for the first and probably last time in my life. The prose was crisp and well constructed and I keep coming back and thinking about this one.