2 stars Taken from the Goodreads book synopsis. "Tommy Orange's wondrous and shattering novel follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize. Among them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle's death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time."
I find myself torn on what to say about this book. I struggled with trying to keep up with all the characters, lack of story line structure and random unnecessary descriptions that has nothing to do with story line.
I don't care for the blame game when you alone have the freedom of choice. Poor choices and good choices are made throughout the book.
What I did like is you do get a different look into the life of a people who are struggling to make sense of what all happened to their ancestors and finding their place. This is about an urban Native Americans trying to go back to their roots in their own way.
2 stars
Taken from the Goodreads book synopsis. "Tommy Orange's wondrous and shattering novel follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize. Among them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle's death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time."
I find myself torn on what to say about this book. I struggled with trying to keep up with all the characters, lack of story line structure and random unnecessary descriptions that has nothing to do with story line.
I don't care for the blame game when you alone have the freedom of choice. Poor choices and good choices are made throughout the book.
What I did like is you do get a different look into the life of a people who are struggling to make sense of what all happened to their ancestors and finding their place. This is about an urban Native Americans trying to go back to their roots in their own way.