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Deer Woman: An Anthology by Elizabeth LaPensée, Weshoyot Alvitre

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jesshooves's review

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“In the world we live in, the stronger your tía network is, the better your chances at survival are.” —“Las Aunties”

ethers_elixirs's review

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4.0

Some amateur art and lack of careful editing occasionally distract but not enough to diminish the strong feminist and native voices here. Some of the artwork is truly incredible.

julieh46's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-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? No

5.0

lazlostrange's review

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challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

aus10england's review

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challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

A fascinating and honest anthology depicting indigenous women’s hardships through the medium of comics! I loved the inclusion of young native stories at the end.

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olivetales's review

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challenging dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

ravenlily's review

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dark hopeful reflective fast-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

4.0

What a phenomenal collection! This anthology is poignant and brings forward issues that indigenous women deal with on a daily basis. Each story is short and to the point, yet they carry so much weight in the heavy subject matter. The illustrations are beautiful and the content is disturbing and thought-provoking. This is a must read!