Scott Henderson (1)
Autor de 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga
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Obras de Scott Henderson
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- male
Miembros
Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
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- Obras
- 5
- También por
- 2
- Miembros
- 142
- Popularidad
- #144,865
- Valoración
- 4.0
- Reseñas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 44
A strong, dark, history of a Cree family which is common for many First Nations and Native American peoples. It opens with a suicide attempt. Edwin's mother tells him the family history in an attempt to give him the strength and determination to heal from his emotional scars. The story is not strictly linear, so there were a few times when I had to figure out if there was another child--especially since not all the characters were drawn with enough differentiation that I could be sure if someone at a younger age was the same as a character at an older age. But the despair is well communicated.
The ending is somewhat ambiguous; we are left to interpret meaning of the final picture and what Edwin's future choices will be.
I think this would be a good book for male teens, either because they are experiencing their own traumas and need a model for healing, or because their lives have been smoother and they need to gain some understanding of others.
One phrase stuck with me: when Edwin says "I thought we used to be savages" I felt it shows how our children pick up the dominant culture's beliefs if we don't deliberately counteract them.
This book is told from the point of view of the various males. It leaves me wondering where his mother found the strength to build a good life for herself. One of her sentences points the way (tho without the strong graphics to drive home the point): "Back then family was important. Community."
Since I had first read one of Robertson's stories for primary age children, I had expected it to be similar, but this is definitely beyond what they should be confronted with.
This was read in a print edition, not e-book.… (más)