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The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories by Kel McDonald, Kate Ashwin, Mercedes Acosta, Rhael McGregor, Maija Ambrose Plamondon, Alina Pete, Milo Applejohn, Jordaan Arledge, Elijah Forbes, Alice Rl, Izzy Roberts

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kyliereads341's review

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informative inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

tsubhdearg's review

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adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

angelofmine1974's review

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informative medium-paced

4.0

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/goxRr5ewHcI

Enjoy!

‘The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories’ edited by Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald and Alina Peters is a graphic novel in a series about fables and fairtytales from different cultures.

This collection is by First Nations people of North America. The stories have trickster rabbits, an octopus woman, a ghost bride and her horse and the woman in the woods of the title. There are helpful spirits alongside vengeful ones.

This is an anthology collection, so the stories and art can vary in quality, but this has been a consistently good series.

lsparrow's review

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4.0

i enjoyed this collection of graphic novel retellings of turtle island indigenous stories. Some follow very traditional stories and others are rooted in more modern experience

heidibock's review

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.0

kitsuneheart's review against another edition

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5.0

So...when is the next Cautionary Fables & Fairytales book out? Because I'm now caught up, with this book, and I need more. Each one is a delight, focusing on the folklore and mythology of different geographic regions and ethnic groups, and this time, we focus in on North American Indigenous stories. There's 8 tales in this volume, with stories from the Odawa, Chickasaw, Métis, Cree, Ojibwe, Navajo, and S'kallam.

Stories are often cautionary tales, so a lot of these have a light horror bent. Not much death, but more just danger. The best done is "Into the Darkness," about two men who make the mistake of bringing up a creature best not discussed (and so much NOT to be discussed that it's name is censored in the text itself)...right before spending a night alone in a camper van.

For a not-scary pick, the first tale, "As It Was Told To Me," is the Odawa creation story, as told at a Two-Spirit circle!

All stories are done in greyscale, so if you've got a black-and-white e-reader, go right on ahead! You're all set!

Advanced review copy provided by the publisher.