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challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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? Yes
3.5
The main reason I rated this book 3.5 stars is because it is so heavy. I probably won’t read it again. I am glad that I did read it though. If you plan to read this book, just be prepared for a very sad, depressing subject matter. I tandem read this with a lighthearted romance novel to keep myself from getting too depressed.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia
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.
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, and Drug use
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