poutineriot 's review for:

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
5.0

Brutal and exquisite. I'm not the first to say this should be required reading for all Canadians, especially anyone interested in what happened in the residential schools. That makes it sound academic, though, and it absolutely was not. Wagamese's story is incredibly touching, personal, and identifiable. There are passages I know I will want to revisit. I'm looking forward to seeing the recent film, though as is unfortunately characteristic of Canadian films, I imagine it will take me some time and effort to track down a viewing.