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A review by holies
Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden
3.0
This is the second instalment in a loosely connected trilogy of books. I read the first (Three Day Road) and loved it and I was eager to see what Boyden would churn out next.
In a way, he didn't disappoint. The book is marked by his deft storytelling, interweaving two different POVs and non-linear narrative, with Boyden's lovely evocative sense of place (the story is partly set in a remote Cree community of Northern Canada and partly in New York, and both locations come alive) his knack for building engrossing family stories and talent at creating fully-realised characters with strong voices.
As usual, the best moments in the book where Boyden writes about the northern landscape and the human (native) relationship to it.
I would have given this book 4 or even 5 stars...if it didn't have such a rushed, half-baked ending that doesn't do the rest of the novel justice. Still, it is a gorgeous book and well-worth reading. I can't wait to read the newest book.
In a way, he didn't disappoint. The book is marked by his deft storytelling, interweaving two different POVs and non-linear narrative, with Boyden's lovely evocative sense of place (the story is partly set in a remote Cree community of Northern Canada and partly in New York, and both locations come alive) his knack for building engrossing family stories and talent at creating fully-realised characters with strong voices.
As usual, the best moments in the book where Boyden writes about the northern landscape and the human (native) relationship to it.
I would have given this book 4 or even 5 stars...if it didn't have such a rushed, half-baked ending that doesn't do the rest of the novel justice. Still, it is a gorgeous book and well-worth reading. I can't wait to read the newest book.