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We Are the Medicine
by Natasha Donovan, Tasha Spillett
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Delves into the hurt and grief of the unearthing of the 215 Indigenous kids found on the grounds of a residential school in Canada. Talks about who should be doing the work, whether there can be reconciliation without truth, and the heartbreak that happens when the system fails you and the people you love.
This was an important book about community, activism, and the long history of the mistreatment of Indigenous people.
TW: grief, police brutality, violence; mentions child death, child abuse, religious bigotry.
Finished copy gifted by Highwater Press via ZG Stories in exchange for an honest review.
This was an important book about community, activism, and the long history of the mistreatment of Indigenous people.
TW: grief, police brutality, violence; mentions child death, child abuse, religious bigotry.
Finished copy gifted by Highwater Press via ZG Stories in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Violence, Police brutality
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Religious bigotry