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All the Quiet Places by Brian Thomas Isaac
5.0
Published this month, ALL THE QUIET PLACES takes place in the 1950-60's. It is a coming of age story about young Eddie Toma, an Indigenous (Syilx) boy who lives on the Okanagan Indian Reserve in the Southern Interior of British Columbia.
Eddie was a fantastic protagonist! I was in awe as he narrated his life from child to teen. This novel explores the many affects of colonialism, residential schools, intergenerational trauma within families and the Governments treatment of Indigenous peoples from their perspective. It was good but tough reading.
Though this is set in the past I found many things still relevant to today. The poor treatment from our Government towards Indigenous peoples. Such as reservations that still do not having fresh drinking water, this is Canada everyone should have clean water and this is just one example. The aftermath of colonialism and residential schools is still affecting Indigenous peoples today.
I thought this was a strong debut and think it is necessarily reading for all non Indigenous folks.
Thank You to the publisher for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.
For more of my book content check out instagram.com/bookalong
Eddie was a fantastic protagonist! I was in awe as he narrated his life from child to teen. This novel explores the many affects of colonialism, residential schools, intergenerational trauma within families and the Governments treatment of Indigenous peoples from their perspective. It was good but tough reading.
Though this is set in the past I found many things still relevant to today. The poor treatment from our Government towards Indigenous peoples. Such as reservations that still do not having fresh drinking water, this is Canada everyone should have clean water and this is just one example. The aftermath of colonialism and residential schools is still affecting Indigenous peoples today.
I thought this was a strong debut and think it is necessarily reading for all non Indigenous folks.
Thank You to the publisher for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review.
For more of my book content check out instagram.com/bookalong