Reviews

This Place: 150 Years Retold by David A. Robertson, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Jen Storm, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Chelsea Vowel, Brandon Mitchell, Richard Van Camp, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Katherena Vermette, Sonny Assu

neepap's review

5.0

This beautiful book tells 10 incredible stories, each prefaced with a lesson and timeline. Some stories had me in tears and others had me wanting more.

geekwayne's review

3.0

'This Place: 150 Years Retold' from HighWater Press is a graphic novel retelling of the history of indigenous people in Canada.

The 10 stories in this collection are chronological and trace the treatment of native peoples in Canada during the time it has been a country. Over the course of the book, I met Annie of Red River, the wife of a settler, and quick with the whip. There are the wendigo hunters who are out to stop people from going crazy. Perhaps my favorite was about World War I sniper Francis "Peggy" Pegamagabow.

The stories are almost all interesting. The art varies, as you might expect with so many different creators. I wasn't as crazy about the final story, which was a speculative fiction story.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Portage & Main Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

jaybrown91's review

informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

As an indigenous person myself, I sure enjoyed reading the stories about the book had to offer id recommend this book to anyone who wants to get a history of First Nations people in the Canada/USA 

lsparrow's review

4.0

Loved this collection of stories in graphic novel format.

miadesjardins's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.25

bookishkarina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad

4.0

tjkaiser's review

3.5

I love the way this is presented, just some of the stories are better than others. 

ennie_reads's review

4.0

4.5 stars

emilybordelovewrites's review

adventurous hopeful informative reflective tense

jcampbell338's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0