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A review by leahtylerthewriter
There There by Tommy Orange
5.0
"You're from a people who took and took and took and took. And from a people taken. You were both and neither."
An intricately woven tale about twelve interconnected Native Americans who are headed toward mayhem at the the Big Oakland Powwow.
I loved this book! And not just in a "woke white woman gets a glimpse into a multicultural experience" kind of way. There There is so thick with plot, I felt compelled to devour it in one day!
Orange's writing is simple and direct and incredibly effective. It had to be, given not only the complexities of the characters themselves but the many shared relationships between his diverse and divergent cast. Exploring endless facets of how the human condition intersects with the Native experience, from the occupation of Alcatraz in the '70s to the feeling of disassociation that is a byproduct of being mixed race, to addiction, adoption, abuse, and abandonment, Orange wrote a fresh, raw, and action-packed tale that is my fifth 5⭐ read so far this year.
An intricately woven tale about twelve interconnected Native Americans who are headed toward mayhem at the the Big Oakland Powwow.
I loved this book! And not just in a "woke white woman gets a glimpse into a multicultural experience" kind of way. There There is so thick with plot, I felt compelled to devour it in one day!
Orange's writing is simple and direct and incredibly effective. It had to be, given not only the complexities of the characters themselves but the many shared relationships between his diverse and divergent cast. Exploring endless facets of how the human condition intersects with the Native experience, from the occupation of Alcatraz in the '70s to the feeling of disassociation that is a byproduct of being mixed race, to addiction, adoption, abuse, and abandonment, Orange wrote a fresh, raw, and action-packed tale that is my fifth 5⭐ read so far this year.