bigs 's review for:

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

5.0

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A gut punch. Beautifully and tenderly written throughout, from Saul’s upbringing, to his time in residential school, to such vivid descriptions of hockey (very similar to Beartown in this regard), to his adulthood