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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Magical or spiritual realism of the rawest form. Tagaq tells a story that is autobiography, poetry, and spirituality wrapped up with a solid dose of horror. She writes of life in Nunavut amongst her Iniut nation. There is the beauty and stark, merciless violence of nature to contend with, alongside the ravages of alcohol, sexual predation, school bullies, and malevolent spirits intent on possession and murder. There is nothing sanitized about this story, and the spiritual and material realities are woven together without seam. Not a story that will soon be forgotten.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
challenging
I strongly recommend the audiobook - Tagac performs her writing and throat sings. Also, this is a serious story that sits with some difficult spaces and ideas. Normally in a review I'd include content warnings, but in this case, I feel that does the story a disservice. This book is a journey, and like all journeys, it is not for everyone.
dark
emotional
slow-paced
emotional
mysterious
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
I rarely go with partial stars, but this was definitely higher thana 3 for me, not quite a 4. The writing is really good and I enjoyed way the content was broken up with sketches, poems, more traditional story telling. There was some devastatingly beautiful writing in this book.
challenging
mysterious
slow-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
Such unique and creative storytelling! Through prose, story and poem, we learn about her Indigenous culture and gain a deeper understanding of their perspective and relation to nature, life and the universe. A beautiful read that can't be forgotten ❤️