A review by pomoevareads
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Why did I wait so long to read this book!

I knew going into this story that it was going to have content about residential schools and with that I knew it was going to be difficult going. What I didn’t expect was the main character’s fortitude in the face of the trauma in his life. 

Wagamese has written a story of resilience and heart. Beginning with the love of his grandmother and moving through hardships in residential school and finding love in the sport of hockey and found family, Saul Indian Horse writes in his journal while in a treatment centre for alcoholism. 

I would love to see this read by all high school students and anyone in sports that wants to understand internal drive. 

I have Medicine Walk in my shelves and I hope it doesn’t go too long before I read that one.
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