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Crow Winter
by Karen McBride
Crow Winter was a really comforting read. It showed a future in one small community where white settlers finally understood the damage that their ancestors have caused. After trial and error (and more meddling), the white settlers truly commit to allyship. But it was also so much more than about the Indigenous/white relationships.
This felt like such a positive book. There are beautiful descriptions and scenes with ceremony, medicine, food, ancestors, knowledge journeys. The characters are healing more than hurting. This would make a great palate cleanser in between darker content. Not that this book doesn't cover deep, complex issues like land stewardship, colonization, religious conversion, etc., just that it was done with a warm and safe feeling, it covered those topics gently.
Maybe it's just the talking trickster bird, but this reminded me a lot of Eden Robinson's Son of a Trickster series. This time it's Nanabush as a crow, not Wee'git as a raven. But they are both clever, invested in our protagonist's decisions and lives, and funny. And they both take place in a small community where our protagonists are struggling to regain their footing after trauma. So, if you're a fan of one, try the other. They're not similar in characters, culture, or plot otherwise, but I think they would appeal to common readers.
I'm thankful to Dani (@thunderbirdwomanreads on IG and GoodReads) for the great review of this book that pushed me to pick it up. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know these characters and their home.
content warnings for: death of loved one, examination of grief, near death experience, religion, land disinheritance.
This felt like such a positive book. There are beautiful descriptions and scenes with ceremony, medicine, food, ancestors, knowledge journeys. The characters are healing more than hurting. This would make a great palate cleanser in between darker content. Not that this book doesn't cover deep, complex issues like land stewardship, colonization, religious conversion, etc., just that it was done with a warm and safe feeling, it covered those topics gently.
Maybe it's just the talking trickster bird, but this reminded me a lot of Eden Robinson's Son of a Trickster series. This time it's Nanabush as a crow, not Wee'git as a raven. But they are both clever, invested in our protagonist's decisions and lives, and funny. And they both take place in a small community where our protagonists are struggling to regain their footing after trauma. So, if you're a fan of one, try the other. They're not similar in characters, culture, or plot otherwise, but I think they would appeal to common readers.
I'm thankful to Dani (@thunderbirdwomanreads on IG and GoodReads) for the great review of this book that pushed me to pick it up. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know these characters and their home.
content warnings for: death of loved one, examination of grief, near death experience, religion, land disinheritance.