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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
Je voulais vraiment VRAIMENT le lire, mais le langage était insupportable, du niveau d'un livre pour enfants de moins de 10 ans.
Highly recommend. Exceptional narrative and very effective means of sharing the issues faced in Sápmi today. Felt authentic and realistic.
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
The English translation leaves something to be desired, especially in the dialogue, but this is a heart wrenching exploration of Sami experience.
Laestadius illustrates the generational and modern day suffering that punctuates the Sami way of life, from murdered (“stolen”) reindeer to dealing with racist townspeople in public spheres to never being taken seriously by the police and dealing with the generational trauma of previous generations who have experienced the same and worse.
Laestadius describes both the beauty and the drawbacks of an indigenous culture. From the clothing to the food to the seasonal rituals all they way back to the rigid patriarchal structure that hurts everyone in different ways.
Great book. Looking forward to the television series.
Laestadius illustrates the generational and modern day suffering that punctuates the Sami way of life, from murdered (“stolen”) reindeer to dealing with racist townspeople in public spheres to never being taken seriously by the police and dealing with the generational trauma of previous generations who have experienced the same and worse.
Laestadius describes both the beauty and the drawbacks of an indigenous culture. From the clothing to the food to the seasonal rituals all they way back to the rigid patriarchal structure that hurts everyone in different ways.
Great book. Looking forward to the television series.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wanted to wait until I read it a second time before writing a review. I didn't know anything about the Sámi who are the Indigenous population of Sweden. I had to wonder the entire time if Elsa is a true Indigenous name, and that was distracting (thanks Disney 🤦🏻♀️). At least her reindeer's name wasn't Sven 😅.
Something tells me that this fiction has happened far too many times in different iterations. Certainly, we know similar have and continue to happen to the Indigenous in the US and very likely anywhere else the Indigenous have resided.
Lots of moral conflicts to walk through, lots of frustration with the system that makes it impossible for police to be effective, which leads to me wondering how competent police are or how morally compassionate they can be, and the courage of one youth over that of all the adults who persecute and support her.
This being a trilogy, I'm looking forward to the next book.
Something tells me that this fiction has happened far too many times in different iterations. Certainly, we know similar have and continue to happen to the Indigenous in the US and very likely anywhere else the Indigenous have resided.
Lots of moral conflicts to walk through, lots of frustration with the system that makes it impossible for police to be effective, which leads to me wondering how competent police are or how morally compassionate they can be, and the courage of one youth over that of all the adults who persecute and support her.
This being a trilogy, I'm looking forward to the next book.
emotional
reflective
medium-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
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes