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Alone in an Untamed Land: The Filles Du Roi Diary of Helene St. Onge by Maxine Trottier

2.0

adventurous reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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the setting and atmosphere were very immersive and well written but the difficulties that these girls went through was very romanticized and unrealistic, and the relationship was creepy and gross while trying very very hard not to seem creepy and gross. the attitude towards canadas indigenous populations is reflective of the time period, but stereotyped beyond belief. if reading this book with your children, I would suggest first talking with them about the actual attitudes towards indigenous populations in canada, and how those attitudes reflect in the way that they are written about and represented in a misinforming manner here and in other children's stories.