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Indian Horse
by Richard Wagamese
3.5 stars
I struggle with rating this book properly, as it moved me a lot more than other books that I have given the same rating to in the past.
The story has many different layers, and is extremely easy to read despite some very difficult topics. The only thing that brought this rating under a 4 star for me was the fact that the story was heavily influenced by hockey, and I thought it to be too much so at times. I was expecting a read that focused much more on residential schools, and so was surprised at how immersed into the game of hockey it became.
However, the reasoning behind this becomes very clear at the end of the book, which got me in all my emotions.
All in all, highly recommend this read for anyone who is looking for a better understanding of the history of residential schools in Canada, and the systemic racism that is unfortunately deep-rooted in Canadian culture. I look forward to reading another Wagamese book in the future.
I struggle with rating this book properly, as it moved me a lot more than other books that I have given the same rating to in the past.
The story has many different layers, and is extremely easy to read despite some very difficult topics. The only thing that brought this rating under a 4 star for me was the fact that the story was heavily influenced by hockey, and I thought it to be too much so at times. I was expecting a read that focused much more on residential schools, and so was surprised at how immersed into the game of hockey it became.
However, the reasoning behind this becomes very clear at the end of the book, which got me in all my emotions.
All in all, highly recommend this read for anyone who is looking for a better understanding of the history of residential schools in Canada, and the systemic racism that is unfortunately deep-rooted in Canadian culture. I look forward to reading another Wagamese book in the future.