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brett311's review against another edition
dark
inspiring
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5.0
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Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail
mandy172's review against another edition
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3.5
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Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt
charlottenyrose's review against another edition
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4.0
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Everyone should read this book. Heartbreaking, inspiring, and eye opening.
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5.0
missbeckyy's review against another edition
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5.0
aprilovesbooks's review against another edition
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popgoesthereader's review against another edition
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An incredibly heart wrenching but important story, this one has been on my list for a while and I see why it has so much acclaim. Jesse Thistle is an expert storyteller, detailing in brutal detail his struggles and triumphs as a deeply broken man, in a system stacked against him who somehow found his way out. Themes of generational trauma and indigeneity are front and center in this story. I think that this story is an important one for all Canadians to read to understand many of the struggles plaguing our society right now, the overdose and homelessness crises along with the deep scars of our longstanding relationship with indigenous people in this country. Thistle holds nothing back, describing in detail the many hardships of his upbringing, the mistakes he made that led him to a life on the streets, and the hopelessness of addiction. It's a brutal and at times difficult read but you never stop rooting for his redemption and when it finally comes it's an emotional crescendo that keeps you hooked.
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Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Death of parent, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Abandonment, Racism, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse