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jennadoyle's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
5.0
Another amazing book from Richard Wagamese. The way he puts thoughts and observations into words is truly incredible, it gave me chills. I loved them inventing baseball and seeing how their friendship blossomed and changed
mihai_cirstea's review
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rebecca_labrador's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
hosson6's review against another edition
3.0
3.5**
A Quality of Light is a beautiful story about Joshua Kane, an adopted Ojibway boy in a Christian home and his friend Johnny, a white boy who really connects and associates with Indigenous cultures and issues. After years of not seeing each other, Joshua gets a phone call about a hostage situation created by Johnny. The book is about discovering their friendship and what drove them apart. More prominently though, it is about race, religion and social displacement in Canadian society.
This book has a lot of very interesting conversations about race, displacement, social issues and religion in Canada that I really liked reading. It was also interesting to see the divergent povs of the two boys.
However, I had a problem with the flowery writing. While it was beautiful, it was hard for me to understand at times and made me disconnect from the story at certain parts. I also didn’t like reading about christianity for a big part of the book. While I understand Joshua became a reverend and the important discussions that came into play with his beliefs and indigenous heritage, that were crucial for the book, I also had a hard time reading about Christianity at length.
A Quality of Light is a beautiful story about Joshua Kane, an adopted Ojibway boy in a Christian home and his friend Johnny, a white boy who really connects and associates with Indigenous cultures and issues. After years of not seeing each other, Joshua gets a phone call about a hostage situation created by Johnny. The book is about discovering their friendship and what drove them apart. More prominently though, it is about race, religion and social displacement in Canadian society.
This book has a lot of very interesting conversations about race, displacement, social issues and religion in Canada that I really liked reading. It was also interesting to see the divergent povs of the two boys.
However, I had a problem with the flowery writing. While it was beautiful, it was hard for me to understand at times and made me disconnect from the story at certain parts. I also didn’t like reading about christianity for a big part of the book. While I understand Joshua became a reverend and the important discussions that came into play with his beliefs and indigenous heritage, that were crucial for the book, I also had a hard time reading about Christianity at length.
samwest113's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0