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A review by peelspls
Tainna: The Unseen Ones, Short Stories by Norma Dunning
5.0
Profound, moving, absorbing
These stories were deeply connected around the perspectives of Inuit women, specifically Inuit mothers. Each story has a very clear incursion/invasion also by various forms of abuse (racism, sexism, sexual assault, alcoholism, or the many ways in which the state punishes indigenous people).
The storytelling style is very absorbing, so even when horror or surreal elements manifest over the horizon, they feel very naturally stitched in. Each story, however dark, is also about finding redemption and finding togetherness in the community that holds the Inuit together.
These stories were deeply connected around the perspectives of Inuit women, specifically Inuit mothers. Each story has a very clear incursion/invasion also by various forms of abuse (racism, sexism, sexual assault, alcoholism, or the many ways in which the state punishes indigenous people).
The storytelling style is very absorbing, so even when horror or surreal elements manifest over the horizon, they feel very naturally stitched in. Each story, however dark, is also about finding redemption and finding togetherness in the community that holds the Inuit together.