burgsandbeans 's review for:

The Great Undoing by Sharlene Allsopp

5.0

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was such an incredible read. You'd be fooled into thinking this is just a fiction book. This is much more. The presence of such a strong narrative is almost second to the beautiful prose, historical retellings, literary references, and lived experience as a First Nations woman that are woven throughout. At the core it's a story of belonging and identity, but it touches on so many important themes that it's hard to put this story into a box. Just an outstanding book that I'd highly recommend to anyone.