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jhutch1324's review against another edition
4.0
Amazing fictional account of a very real issue faced by native women across the US.
Anna and Grace are sisters and young adults who are growing into womanhood. Just like a lot of other women in their community they are working at the resort on the Rez. Anna, as the oldest, started first and is trying to watch out for her baby sister but there are sinister men in their midst. Anna is almost positive her supervisor Fox is one of them and wants her sister to stay far away from him. Grace, as the younger sister is in the phase of her teen years where she is rebelling against not only her sister but also her own ideals as she is trying to figure out who she really is and who she wants to be.
Girls have been going missing for some time when we pick up with Anna and it's not long until someone close to her is the next missing girl. We follow Anna while she travels around and connects the dots between the missing girls, odd situations she's encountered at the resort and the old stories she's clung to from her old mentor, who herself was missing and found murdered in Anna's childhood.
Through this novel we learn about the plight of a lot of Native American women and how the rest of the population reacts and helps (or doesn't) them with this sadly ongoing problem.
I love how the author wove cultural elements from multiple tribes into it so that he didn't have to focus on one tribe which helped bring light to the problems faced across many tribes.
Anna and Grace are sisters and young adults who are growing into womanhood. Just like a lot of other women in their community they are working at the resort on the Rez. Anna, as the oldest, started first and is trying to watch out for her baby sister but there are sinister men in their midst. Anna is almost positive her supervisor Fox is one of them and wants her sister to stay far away from him. Grace, as the younger sister is in the phase of her teen years where she is rebelling against not only her sister but also her own ideals as she is trying to figure out who she really is and who she wants to be.
Girls have been going missing for some time when we pick up with Anna and it's not long until someone close to her is the next missing girl. We follow Anna while she travels around and connects the dots between the missing girls, odd situations she's encountered at the resort and the old stories she's clung to from her old mentor, who herself was missing and found murdered in Anna's childhood.
Through this novel we learn about the plight of a lot of Native American women and how the rest of the population reacts and helps (or doesn't) them with this sadly ongoing problem.
I love how the author wove cultural elements from multiple tribes into it so that he didn't have to focus on one tribe which helped bring light to the problems faced across many tribes.
heather_boo's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 As a thriller Sisters of the Lost Nation is a page turner, but it also has such fantastic writing that it is a slow read to savor. There is wonderful interweaving of Native American folklore into the narrative.
The 17 year old protagonist, Anna, seems mature beyond her years, but this is explained by her eventual role on the reservation which has been preordained basically by birth, often held as an esteemed position for third gender individuals. Although Anna’s sexual ambiguity is touched on, it is not the focus of the story. Anna is primarily a character of strength withstanding extreme bullying at school. and eventually facing issues with fortitude others could not. Anna shows she has the gift of wisdom early in her life. When her younger sister becomes involved in a dangerous situation Anna is truly put to the test.
The 17 year old protagonist, Anna, seems mature beyond her years, but this is explained by her eventual role on the reservation which has been preordained basically by birth, often held as an esteemed position for third gender individuals. Although Anna’s sexual ambiguity is touched on, it is not the focus of the story. Anna is primarily a character of strength withstanding extreme bullying at school. and eventually facing issues with fortitude others could not. Anna shows she has the gift of wisdom early in her life. When her younger sister becomes involved in a dangerous situation Anna is truly put to the test.
melissafelicia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Wow, okay, this book was so dark and sad and heavy, but also so well written. As an older sister who has a younger sister myself, this gave me at least one horrible nightmare about something similar happening. The bullying and how it influenced the sisters' relationship was also heartbreaking. I liked the part that the tribe stories played in the story. Reading the epilogue and author's note and learning about the actual numbers of Native American girls missing makes this even more heavy and sad.
devilscopper's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
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
4.5
katholder's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
booksandbujos's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
samlovessleep's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
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? No
4.0