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gitli57's review
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
If you read Native American and other Indigenous writers and if, like me, you especially love Louise Erdrich and/or Linda Hogan, you do not want to miss this book. If you don't usually read NDN writers but enjoy books like Daniel Woodrell's Winter's Bone, give this a shot.
Strong mixed blood Native women, non-stereotyped NDN characters, imaginative structure, beautifully written. I could go on. No leather and feathers here, no romanticism or facile answers, but real life and some hard truths.
I am Cherokee, read lots of fiction and poetry by Native American and other Indig writers and am always on the lookout for the next great Cherokee writer. With Crooked Hallelujah, Kelli Jo Ford fills the bill. If the book game is still in progress several generations from now, a lot of readers will have this on their classics shelf.
Strong mixed blood Native women, non-stereotyped NDN characters, imaginative structure, beautifully written. I could go on. No leather and feathers here, no romanticism or facile answers, but real life and some hard truths.
I am Cherokee, read lots of fiction and poetry by Native American and other Indig writers and am always on the lookout for the next great Cherokee writer. With Crooked Hallelujah, Kelli Jo Ford fills the bill. If the book game is still in progress several generations from now, a lot of readers will have this on their classics shelf.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, and Drug use
beetsnotbombs's review
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It was extremely difficult to keep up with family relationships and changing narrators. That made it almost impossible to connect with the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Infidelity
Minor: Miscarriage and Infertility
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