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emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I seriously thought this was a solid book and that it deserves 4 stars and then it made me cry so I decided to give it 4,5 stars.
It reads as an autobiography, jumping from event to event and back but in no point is in confusing-it actually makes it better. The writing style is simplistic but the more I read it the more i appreciated it and grew to love it.
As a non-Native person, I knew before I read it I'd be missing out on the cultural aspects, things that were supposed to mean something to those who recognised it. I tried to understand some of the words that popped up by googling them. At some part there were entire sentences in Cree that I couldn't really translate-I just hope I didn't miss out on anything crucial.
The moments of kinship with his mum and grandma were my favourite to read, they're deeply human and emotional!
The book is very erotic-something I'm not quite comfortable reading but could work with in this book after I got over my surprise, but I do think it's important to note.
It reads as an autobiography, jumping from event to event and back but in no point is in confusing-it actually makes it better. The writing style is simplistic but the more I read it the more i appreciated it and grew to love it.
As a non-Native person, I knew before I read it I'd be missing out on the cultural aspects, things that were supposed to mean something to those who recognised it. I tried to understand some of the words that popped up by googling them. At some part there were entire sentences in Cree that I couldn't really translate-I just hope I didn't miss out on anything crucial.
The moments of kinship with his mum and grandma were my favourite to read, they're deeply human and emotional!
The book is very erotic-something I'm not quite comfortable reading but could work with in this book after I got over my surprise, but I do think it's important to note.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Transphobia
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