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A review by jayniemack89
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
3.0
3.5 stars!! I read this book at it was June's pick for a book club I am in. If i am honest, it wouldn't be a book i would naturally be interested in picking up but the dystopian element definitely peaked my interest when i read the blurb.
So basically it is set in around 2060 in the US/Canada and the world has been affected by global warming according to the synopsis. Indigenous people are being hunted and put into 'Schools' which sound very similar to concentration camps! They are being captured for their bone marrow which is then used by non indigenous people to gain back their ability to dream.So all in all this was starting to sound like it could be very interesting. It follows a group of people who have been a 'Family' of sorts for quite some time and how they avoid capture and try to find safety.
I only have a few issues with it. Firstly, I found the situation building quite lacking. The synopsis mentions that the people had lost their ability to dream but the book itself doesn't go into great detail as to why this happened and how they discovered that the bone marrow of indigenous people would sole this issue.
Secondly, the origins stores of the characters was quite good but yet again i felt something was kind of lacking. I found it hard to gel with the characters when the over all situation was very vague.
i did I enjoy the story and the idea of it but i felt it was lacking in some areas, If i was a little more padded out in some areas this would definitely have been a 4.5 read for me. But all in all it was a very interesting story with great aspects of indigenous culture incorporated.
So basically it is set in around 2060 in the US/Canada and the world has been affected by global warming according to the synopsis. Indigenous people are being hunted and put into 'Schools' which sound very similar to concentration camps! They are being captured for their bone marrow which is then used by non indigenous people to gain back their ability to dream.So all in all this was starting to sound like it could be very interesting. It follows a group of people who have been a 'Family' of sorts for quite some time and how they avoid capture and try to find safety.
I only have a few issues with it. Firstly, I found the situation building quite lacking. The synopsis mentions that the people had lost their ability to dream but the book itself doesn't go into great detail as to why this happened and how they discovered that the bone marrow of indigenous people would sole this issue.
Secondly, the origins stores of the characters was quite good but yet again i felt something was kind of lacking. I found it hard to gel with the characters when the over all situation was very vague.
i did I enjoy the story and the idea of it but i felt it was lacking in some areas, If i was a little more padded out in some areas this would definitely have been a 4.5 read for me. But all in all it was a very interesting story with great aspects of indigenous culture incorporated.