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A review by bookishlychar
Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline
5.0
This was an amazing sequel to The Marrow Thieves. This book picks up right as the previous book finished off and I found it so much darker than the previous book, which I found dark itself. This review has some spoilers for The Marrow Thieves, so proceed at your own risk.
In this world, people have stopped dreaming except Indigenous people. Without dreams, people start to become mad and sick. It is rumoured that the ability to dream is within the marrow and non-indigenous folks have taken too extracting marrow from indigenous people so they can dream. Residential schools have again been set up to capture indigenous people and harvest their marrow. Our main character, French, has been captured by these schools and his found family is on the outside searching for him.
This story is heartbreaking, while also providing a glimpse into what one would do for the ones they love. Though the experiences of all the characters were harrowing and scary, there is so much love in this found family.
Cherie Dimaline does an incredible job exploring residential schools by combining realism of Canada's history with a dystopian world she has created. She also continued to explore the importance of family and its definition, whether it be by blood or being found.
This book was a hard read. I found myself having to take breaks throughout because of the pure emotional impact of the book. Cherie Dimaline continues to amaze me with her story telling and I will continue to read what she writes.
In this world, people have stopped dreaming except Indigenous people. Without dreams, people start to become mad and sick. It is rumoured that the ability to dream is within the marrow and non-indigenous folks have taken too extracting marrow from indigenous people so they can dream. Residential schools have again been set up to capture indigenous people and harvest their marrow. Our main character, French, has been captured by these schools and his found family is on the outside searching for him.
This story is heartbreaking, while also providing a glimpse into what one would do for the ones they love. Though the experiences of all the characters were harrowing and scary, there is so much love in this found family.
Cherie Dimaline does an incredible job exploring residential schools by combining realism of Canada's history with a dystopian world she has created. She also continued to explore the importance of family and its definition, whether it be by blood or being found.
This book was a hard read. I found myself having to take breaks throughout because of the pure emotional impact of the book. Cherie Dimaline continues to amaze me with her story telling and I will continue to read what she writes.