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A review by saidtheraina
Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones
4.0
Shane is dealing with layers and layers and layers of shit.
His sister just killed herself. His mom won't leave her bed. The literal roof of their house is caving in.
His love life is a tangle too. His girlfriend wants more. The person he loves won't talk about leaving the reservation with him. Shane is running out of options.
This does NOT read like a book based on a movie. Which is something I mean as a compliment.
Obviously it's critical that the director/screenwriter is the author here. Jones writes from the heart.
The ownvoices intersectionality is what made me pick this up. And, although it's a tough read, I found it engrossing. And convicting. And real.
I took it out to local high schools for a recent booktalking tour.
His sister just killed herself. His mom won't leave her bed. The literal roof of their house is caving in.
His love life is a tangle too. His girlfriend wants more. The person he loves won't talk about leaving the reservation with him. Shane is running out of options.
This does NOT read like a book based on a movie. Which is something I mean as a compliment.
Obviously it's critical that the director/screenwriter is the author here. Jones writes from the heart.
The ownvoices intersectionality is what made me pick this up. And, although it's a tough read, I found it engrossing. And convicting. And real.
I took it out to local high schools for a recent booktalking tour.
"It seems like people are always saying There is help out there but not for you, not right now. ... An army of smiling people in government offices and band offices saying “we want to help!” and then explaining why they can’t." (pg. 30)