A review by msvenner
The Reason You Walk by Wab Kinew

3.0

It’s hard to review this book. As a memoir, I’m not sure it holds up. In terms of learning about the impact of residential schools, I very much appreciated this book. As a non-indigenous Canadian, it is important to hear the perspective of survivor descendants. So often I hear people disparage the social problems in First Nations communities without being willing to think about the causes. As someone who lost a parent to a wasting illness, I found certain passages difficult.
I listened to this on audiobook and it was great to hear this in Kinew’s own voice.