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christinecc 's review for:
Fools Crow
by James Welch
First, trigger warning: book contains two notable instances of rape/ sexual assault. This isn't criticism, just a PSA for future readers.
Welch has beautiful prose and compelling storytelling chops, I'll say that much. Plot-wise, I expected more going in, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is a character-driven book, and a domestic (and tragic) portrait of the Wild West as experienced by Blackfeet Indians in post-Civil War Montana. It's slow but not in a bad way, and it never feels hamfisted. I liked that the characters reacted like people, felt guilty, felt hopeful, felt confused about what they should feel at all, and so on. A lot of worlds disappear, and the book is permeated with this sense of water trickling out of your cupped palms. You can see where things start falling apart, and yet it happens so slowly that you keep thinking that it can still be fixed, that the things surrounding the characters every day will still be there tomorrow.
Whether you're a history buff or a fan of "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," this is a great book and more than earns a spot on your reading list.
Welch has beautiful prose and compelling storytelling chops, I'll say that much. Plot-wise, I expected more going in, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is a character-driven book, and a domestic (and tragic) portrait of the Wild West as experienced by Blackfeet Indians in post-Civil War Montana. It's slow but not in a bad way, and it never feels hamfisted. I liked that the characters reacted like people, felt guilty, felt hopeful, felt confused about what they should feel at all, and so on. A lot of worlds disappear, and the book is permeated with this sense of water trickling out of your cupped palms. You can see where things start falling apart, and yet it happens so slowly that you keep thinking that it can still be fixed, that the things surrounding the characters every day will still be there tomorrow.
Whether you're a history buff or a fan of "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," this is a great book and more than earns a spot on your reading list.