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mrs_a_is_a_book_nerd's Reviews (456)
3.5
This was hard for me... Lots of cultural un familiarities added to the narrative POV of a wolf uncle telling his wolf cub nieces and nephews Story-- the history of both their ancestors and of "first people," the Anishinabe (Ojibwe), and the ways their stories are one.
Because it was a sequence of stories, there wasn't really a narrative arc, so it didn't keep me fully engaged, but I don't really think that was the point.
I'm glad I read it.
This was hard for me... Lots of cultural un familiarities added to the narrative POV of a wolf uncle telling his wolf cub nieces and nephews Story-- the history of both their ancestors and of "first people," the Anishinabe (Ojibwe), and the ways their stories are one.
Because it was a sequence of stories, there wasn't really a narrative arc, so it didn't keep me fully engaged, but I don't really think that was the point.
I'm glad I read it.
Wow. This book was AMAZING -- I tore through it in 4 days, even staying up until 3 am one night because I could not stop. Running in the background is a great mystery settled around the very topical issue of meth and how it destroys the communities it appears in. There's a bit of a love story, but I don't generally like romances, and this one was subdued enough that it did not get "cringy" to me. The cultural themes and history, explanations of ceremonies and traditions, use of indigenous language, and the addition of realities surrounding gender, membership, politics, and more in tribal communities made the book additionally fascinating to me. Also, the narrator main character, Daunis is multilayered and very complex--a captivating character to follow.
Loved, loved, loved this book!
Loved, loved, loved this book!
Engrossing page-turner
Two women, each desperate to escape her life, meet in an airport and spontaneously agree to switch tickets and identities, a decision leading to unanticipated risks for them both.
The plot twists and pacing were superb, keeping me guessing at how the two women's stories intertwined and how they'd unfold.
This was a highly satisfying read!
Two women, each desperate to escape her life, meet in an airport and spontaneously agree to switch tickets and identities, a decision leading to unanticipated risks for them both.
The plot twists and pacing were superb, keeping me guessing at how the two women's stories intertwined and how they'd unfold.
This was a highly satisfying read!
Whodunnit? Allen Eskens. Again!
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I thoroughly enjoyed this third installment in the series that began with _The Life We Bury_. Lila is an amazing and dynamic character whose time had come to take center stage! I loved reading her evolution from wounded victim to empowered bad ass!
Looking forward to Eskens' next title in September!
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>I thoroughly enjoyed this third installment in the series that began with _The Life We Bury_. Lila is an amazing and dynamic character whose time had come to take center stage! I loved reading her evolution from wounded victim to empowered bad ass!
Looking forward to Eskens' next title in September!
Audiobook version.
Compared to previous works, I was disappointed. The story felt repetitive and fairly stifled, until the very end. I recognize this could have been an intentional move on the author's part to imitate the redundancy of life under communist tyranny, but...
The foreshadowing also felt heavy-handed and amateurish.
I did not care for the reader of this audiobook, either.
Compared to previous works, I was disappointed. The story felt repetitive and fairly stifled, until the very end. I recognize this could have been an intentional move on the author's part to imitate the redundancy of life under communist tyranny, but...
The foreshadowing also felt heavy-handed and amateurish.
I did not care for the reader of this audiobook, either.
One of the bright and clear social justice voices of this era
As usual, Adichie makes crystal clear what culture and traditional biases attempt to make gray. I'd have liked her to go further into the advantages to all of gender equality as a reason for us all to embrace being "feminists," but I think her purpose was more to de-villify the term and illustrate that the journey is not yet done.
As usual, Adichie makes crystal clear what culture and traditional biases attempt to make gray. I'd have liked her to go further into the advantages to all of gender equality as a reason for us all to embrace being "feminists," but I think her purpose was more to de-villify the term and illustrate that the journey is not yet done.
Didn't hold me. Got mad at the husband early on and then my online checkout expired.
