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I could not reconcile myself with the degree to which most characters were wise, superhumanly patient and collected.
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Yes. My least favorite part of the book was the throwaway plot involving Fools Crow's father and his son and third wife. I don't think it served a purpose other than to let us see Rides at Doors (I might be boggling his name) be unrealistically noble and tolerant. The resolution toward the end of the book I thought detracted from the bulld-up to the climax, the massacre and its aftermath.
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Just for the sake of interest, Thomas King has been nominated for the Charles Taylor award for literary non-fiction for An Inconvenient Indian. He's also currently working on a novel, which should be available soon. I'd also suggest The Orenda by Joseph Boyden. All Boyden's books are great, but this one is brilliant!
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I've just been on an extended shopping trip that increased my TBR to new levels, and now this 
Thank you, I did not know Boyden at all, and The Orenda looks another excellent read! |
During the Kobauchery, I bought Boyden's
Three Day Road as part of my Great War reading this year--just tossing that title out there for others with a GW reading plan!