A review by jakobpunkt
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

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

5.0

Beautiful, hard, essential reading about the so-called "residential school" system of concentration camps for indigenous children in Canada. For all that the emotional reality presented by this book is devastating to witness and engage with, it is clear that the author has, out of either pity for the reader or respect for the survivors, pulled some punches. You won't find much in the way of torture porn here, which is good. This book deals mostly with the aftermath. The lives of adults who survived that system, and how they cope (or don't) with their memories and their new reality.
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