Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden

Three Day Road

Bird Family Trilogy

Joseph Boyden

416 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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It is 1919, and Niska, the last Oji-Cree medicine woman to live off the land, has received word that one of the two boys she saw off to the Great War has returned. Xavier Bird, her only relative, is gravely wounded and addicted to morphine. As Nis...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,320 reviews

Moods

emotional 78%
dark 73%
sad 69%
tense 42%
challenging 40%
reflective 38%
adventurous 30%
informative 23%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 39%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6%

Average rating

4.17

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