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4.47 AVERAGE
4.47 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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
A gut punch. Beautifully and tenderly written throughout, from Saul’s upbringing, to his time in residential school, to such vivid descriptions of hockey (very similar to Beartown in this regard), to his adulthood
challenging
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Amazing. Cried my eyes out.
dark
emotional
informative
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:
Yes
AMAZING. Indian Horse is a painful story, beautifully told. The hockey scenes were poetic and action-packed and the characters felt real. "Living" in Indian Horses' perspective throughout the book was jarring and important.
This is the first book I've read by Wagamese, and it certainly will not be the last. I finished it in less than 24 hours. I will certainly be recommending it to my students (especially my hockey players). I can even see pulling out individual chapters to teach to an entire class. Teachers: you will want to warn students about what's discovered in the last couple chapters before they read as this book will trigger some students.
This is the first book I've read by Wagamese, and it certainly will not be the last. I finished it in less than 24 hours. I will certainly be recommending it to my students (especially my hockey players). I can even see pulling out individual chapters to teach to an entire class. Teachers: you will want to warn students about what's discovered in the last couple chapters before they read as this book will trigger some students.
Beautifully heartbreaking. This story brought me to my knees. A must read for every Canadian.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think it’s interesting but it’s half describing hockey games and I don’t care so I won’t think about it or reread it. It does talk about the residential schools for indigenous kids in North America, which is always hard to read about, but it’s a matter of fact telling which was new to me and appreciated as different.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization
emotional
inspiring
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes