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A review by xan_van_rooyen
Màgòdiz by Gabe Calderón
4.0
This was a fascinating read/listen.
While I cannot speak to the authenticity of the rep here, I did love learning more about the Anishinaabe view on gender. There are 8 different genders discussed in this book and characters use various pronouns including neo-pronouns.
While I did find the beginning a little confusing as there were a lot of characters to keep track of in a dystopian world that blended elements of sci-fi with indigenous mythology, the various story threads all came together well in the end.
I loved the characters, even prickly Riordan. I'm very grateful I listened to this so that I could hear all the Anishinaabe words, names, and phrases said correctly (presumably). The only thing that bugged me a little about this book was the head-hopping between characters which sometimes left me a little confused about what was happening.
CW: SA (described after the fact), torture, death, violence, violence against children. Some scenes get pretty gruesome and bloody so be warned.
I'm definitely keen to read more by this author.
While I cannot speak to the authenticity of the rep here, I did love learning more about the Anishinaabe view on gender. There are 8 different genders discussed in this book and characters use various pronouns including neo-pronouns.
While I did find the beginning a little confusing as there were a lot of characters to keep track of in a dystopian world that blended elements of sci-fi with indigenous mythology, the various story threads all came together well in the end.
I loved the characters, even prickly Riordan. I'm very grateful I listened to this so that I could hear all the Anishinaabe words, names, and phrases said correctly (presumably). The only thing that bugged me a little about this book was the head-hopping between characters which sometimes left me a little confused about what was happening.
CW: SA (described after the fact), torture, death, violence, violence against children. Some scenes get pretty gruesome and bloody so be warned.
I'm definitely keen to read more by this author.