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176 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324021421
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 04 October 2022
Description
In Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write a novel. He is adrift, caught between his childhood on the reservation and this new life of the urban intelligentsia. Billy-Ray Belcourt's unnamed n...
Community Reviews Summary of 814 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 45%
sad 35%
hopeful 21%
informative 17%
dark 16%
inspiring 16%
funny 5%
tense 4%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Racism, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Police brutality, DeathMinor
Domestic abuse, Infidelity
176 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324021421
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 04 October 2022
Description
In Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write a novel. He is adrift, caught between his childhood on the reservation and this new life of the urban intelligentsia. Billy-Ray Belcourt's unnamed n...
Community Reviews Summary of 814 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 45%
sad 35%
hopeful 21%
informative 17%
dark 16%
inspiring 16%
funny 5%
tense 4%
adventurous 1%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | No: 2% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Colonisation, Racism, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Police brutality, DeathMinor
Domestic abuse, Infidelity