James R

A beautifully compassionate and introspective work. I timely read for anyone who wants to dismantle racism.

I cried and cried.

Amazing primer on the Indian (indigenous) experience in north America and Canada. If you have read much on this subject, start here!

I picked this book because it reportedly had a strong female protagonist. however the Queen of Tearling was deeply unsatisfying. The main character is a Mary Sue who has only superficial struggles and little growth. Her personality is inconsistent with her up bringing making many of her actions feel inconsistent or jarring . As such the book reads like a stage for the author to play out the fantasy of “what would I do if I was ruler of the world”.

A delightfully quick, young-adult novel. A little like ready player one, with better romance.

I was really torn on giving this a 3 v a 4. On the one hand the main thesis of the book is fascinating and is definitely worth knowing about. On the other hand the book was haphazard at places and didn't need to be as long as it was. For most people I would just recommend listen to a podcast that interviews the author.

I keep recommending this book yet struggling to even explain what it is or why I am recommending it. I was confused and delighted, excited, mesmerized, and tantalized. Lavery brings to life to foreign in a way that feels so personal it feels like memory. The book riddled with retellings of classic stories in a classic and modern voice that brought new meaning to the story for me and still wove together the narrative/stream-of-consouness.

I would recommend