A review by inniss
The Removed by Brandon Hobson

4.0

Beautiful and lyrical, a story about a family coping with legacies of ancestral trauma and loss, stemming from genocide of indigenous Americans. Told from the rotating perspective of each family member as they prepare for a memorial of a son killed by police. There are so many elements at play here and the author doesn’t over explain the layers of allegory which include Alzheimer’s disease, a foster kid who helps heal the family, drug addiction, Cherokee legends and a holographic first person shooter game. I really liked this one. Its a quick read but also really complex and heavy.