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Red Bird Danced
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bookshelves: voices, verse-novel, sports-hobbies, politics-justice, religion-folklore-myth, mystery-thriller, multiple-povs, middle-grade, male, indigenous, friendship, female, family, amexperience
Sep 19, 2024
bookshelves: voices, verse-novel, sports-hobbies, politics-justice, religion-folklore-myth, mystery-thriller, multiple-povs, middle-grade, male, indigenous, friendship, female, family, amexperience
I know it's getting a lot of hype but I don't think the audience matches the writing and in reading it, the vagueness of the story from start to finish made me frustrated. I wanted more substance because it felt more ethereal than real though Quigley's message is one of taking back power and showcasing Indigenous folks who don't live on reservations in the middle of the United States but in urban areas like Tomah and Ariel, the two characters from the story. Ariel is struggling because her auntie is a missing woman. There's a lot of past and present to unpack and uncertainty about the future that maybe Tomah and Ariel can band together to help muddle their way through.
The verse works for the concept but I wish it was more literal than figurative to drive home the point of missing women in the community for a younger audience. I don't know if readers would come away with the knowledge and understanding if they didn't already have it before.
One of the last chapters "Survive and Breathe" in Tomah's words was one of my favorites.
The verse works for the concept but I wish it was more literal than figurative to drive home the point of missing women in the community for a younger audience. I don't know if readers would come away with the knowledge and understanding if they didn't already have it before.
One of the last chapters "Survive and Breathe" in Tomah's words was one of my favorites.
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Started Reading
September 17, 2024
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Finished Reading
September 19, 2024
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September 19, 2024
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voices
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verse-novel
September 19, 2024
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sports-hobbies
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politics-justice
September 19, 2024
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religion-folklore-myth
September 19, 2024
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multiple-povs
September 19, 2024
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mystery-thriller
September 19, 2024
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middle-grade
September 19, 2024
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male
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indigenous
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friendship
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female
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family
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amexperience