There There

This tale of Native Americans in Oakland CA converging at a Pow Wow in Oakland Coliseum is slow paced for the first three-quarters as we are introduced to all the ins a d outs of the characters, then switches gears in part IV and finishes at 120 mph. The description of the continued life struggle of these people displaced by the European migration is depressing, but effectively told. The characters are all interesting and Tommy Orange gives them all some level of sympathy, even the villains of the piece. The devestating ending is almost a fait accompli. I had a strong visceral reaction to the end, particularly one death, and subtracted a star for that reason.