A review by nataliedc
Savage Conversations by LeAnne Howe

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An ingenious genre-bending work that combines playwright and poetry to tell a historical tale of Mary Todd Lincoln and her haunting by a "Savage Indian" after her husband ordered the mass execution of 38 Dakota men. This was an incredibly informative read about a little-known horrific event that occurred on American soil. The verse was incredible, the footnotes/citings were informative and the use of limited characters (the "Savage Indian," the Rope and Mary Todd Lincoln herself) made this work all the more powerful. I do wish there were more scene changes and the placeholder for images were actually images themselves but, nevertheless, this is a novella I'll never forget!