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chewxonxtinfoil's Reviews (52)
One of the best books I've ever read. Parts of it are a little hard to get through due to the violence against children, but it's necessary to sit with the discomfort. I see a lot of white folks rating it poorly for that reason, and everyone is entitled to their opinion but it sure is ironic.
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This book had me hooked at every turn. The victims of a violent and oppressive system coming back and helping Robert escape? Perfect storytelling. A hopeful ending. Like the author said, she wanted to give the real Robert a happy ending. I also love the homage to residential schools as an indigenous person. These are topics that need to be discussed more. Everyone should read this book, especially white people.
SPOILERS BELOW
This book had me hooked at every turn. The victims of a violent and oppressive system coming back and helping Robert escape? Perfect storytelling. A hopeful ending. Like the author said, she wanted to give the real Robert a happy ending. I also love the homage to residential schools as an indigenous person. These are topics that need to be discussed more. Everyone should read this book, especially white people.
Loved this book! It a good example of the quote "I support women's rights and women's wrongs," lol. It''s refreshing to read a female revenge story. Women are often times told to take the high road, even when they are abused. I spent a good portion of the book angry...because Brom did an amazing job constructing the villains in a way that didn't feel forced, but also ignited a deep seated feminine rage within me.
TBH I am usually skeptical when reading about women written by men, because they often miss the mark, but Brom did much better than I expected. I do feel that he could have treated the indigenous characters with more dignity. That's my only complaint. I understand they were being spoken of through the lens of racist puritans, and the main character didn't view them in the same light as the rest of them, but it was still hard to read at times... I do appreciate that he worked with an Indigenous author to portray the beliefs and culture of the tribes accurately.
I also loved the illustrations. They were creepy and dark but really helped set the mood, and the amount of skill this man has is through the roof.
Merged review:
Loved this book! It a good example of the quote "I support women's rights and women's wrongs," lol. It''s refreshing to read a female revenge story. Women are often times told to take the high road, even when they are abused. I spent a good portion of the book angry...because Brom did an amazing job constructing the villains in a way that didn't feel forced, but also ignited a deep seated feminine rage within me.
TBH I am usually skeptical when reading about women written by men, because they often miss the mark, but Brom did much better than I expected. I do feel that he could have treated the indigenous characters with more dignity. That's my only complaint. I understand they were being spoken of through the lens of racist puritans, and the main character didn't view them in the same light as the rest of them, but it was still hard to read at times... I do appreciate that he worked with an Indigenous author to portray the beliefs and culture of the tribes accurately.
I also loved the illustrations. They were creepy and dark but really helped set the mood, and the amount of skill this man has is through the roof.
TBH I am usually skeptical when reading about women written by men, because they often miss the mark, but Brom did much better than I expected. I do feel that he could have treated the indigenous characters with more dignity. That's my only complaint. I understand they were being spoken of through the lens of racist puritans, and the main character didn't view them in the same light as the rest of them, but it was still hard to read at times... I do appreciate that he worked with an Indigenous author to portray the beliefs and culture of the tribes accurately.
I also loved the illustrations. They were creepy and dark but really helped set the mood, and the amount of skill this man has is through the roof.
Merged review:
Loved this book! It a good example of the quote "I support women's rights and women's wrongs," lol. It''s refreshing to read a female revenge story. Women are often times told to take the high road, even when they are abused. I spent a good portion of the book angry...because Brom did an amazing job constructing the villains in a way that didn't feel forced, but also ignited a deep seated feminine rage within me.
TBH I am usually skeptical when reading about women written by men, because they often miss the mark, but Brom did much better than I expected. I do feel that he could have treated the indigenous characters with more dignity. That's my only complaint. I understand they were being spoken of through the lens of racist puritans, and the main character didn't view them in the same light as the rest of them, but it was still hard to read at times... I do appreciate that he worked with an Indigenous author to portray the beliefs and culture of the tribes accurately.
I also loved the illustrations. They were creepy and dark but really helped set the mood, and the amount of skill this man has is through the roof.
It was a nice little spooky story but not super eventful or exciting.
