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ugh. no. If I hadn't had to read this one for university I would've put it down after fifty pages and never picked it up again. This is a seemingly, potentially very interesting topic put into a text that bores you out of your mind. It's essentially the repetition of one string of actions over and over again, the language is very flat and the dialogues are inauthentic, more like pagelong monologues strung together. That is not the way young people talk. I didn't connect with the protagonist or his story and ended up skimming three quarters of the novel. I'd actually like to get my money back.
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October 25, 2015
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October 25, 2015
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November 4, 2015
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Jan 15, 2018 02:59PM
I think one of the points this novel makes is that notions of "flat and inauthentic dialogue" are culturally based. As a white European living in a few hours' drive away from where this book is set, I'd disagree with your assessment. But without firsthand experience to contextualize the book, I might have had difficulty connecting with the characters. I've lived with indigenous folks and engaged with these issues from an activist perspective, and the issues this novel expresses remain alive and well. The characterization in this novel was accurate...
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