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A review by jacieandbooks
Legends of the North Cascades by Jonathan Evison
Did not finish book.
2.0
I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review...
DNF @29% This description had so much potential to me... and was extremely disappointing. Other than a list of supplies and chopping firewood, we don’t learn all that much about how Dave and Bella survive in the wilderness. So, don’t go into this thinking it’s a survivor story. I think the part this upset me the most of the when St’ka’s story really gets going, it paints Native Americans as savages. The main Native American character is described as eating an animal with blood dripping down her face. Like they’re Neanderthals but it serves no purpose to the story to write them so grotesquely. The mention of presumed rape, St’ka doesn’t know which of the men fathers her child... that’s where I finally called it quits. The writing around Nadene’s death is pretty emotionless, even from Bella’s perspective. Definitely not for me.
DNF @29% This description had so much potential to me... and was extremely disappointing. Other than a list of supplies and chopping firewood, we don’t learn all that much about how Dave and Bella survive in the wilderness. So, don’t go into this thinking it’s a survivor story. I think the part this upset me the most of the when St’ka’s story really gets going, it paints Native Americans as savages. The main Native American character is described as eating an animal with blood dripping down her face. Like they’re Neanderthals but it serves no purpose to the story to write them so grotesquely. The mention of presumed rape, St’ka doesn’t know which of the men fathers her child... that’s where I finally called it quits. The writing around Nadene’s death is pretty emotionless, even from Bella’s perspective. Definitely not for me.