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Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

 

I picked up this book because I loved the cover and after finishing the book, my appreciation for the cover art grew deeper. Calling for a Blanket Dance tells the story of Ever Geimausaddle from a baby to adulthood. Each chapter is told from a different character that has made an impact on Ever’s life, so we’re experiencing the main character through a peripheral lens of several generations; much like the attentive patch work it takes to make a quilt, it takes a family-community to raise a child. 

True to life there is a toggling of English into Spanish and several indigenous languages that flows well and on a personal note, reminds me of my childhood, hearing my family toggle between English and sprinkling in Spanish without a second thought.  The author weaves in other topics like, corruptions throughout various cultures and countries, connections to culture and spirituality as well as the complicated dichotomy of being from a multi-cultural background.

In short, I absolutely loved this book and it easily became a favorite.