A review by btwnprintedpgs
We Are the Medicine by Natasha Donovan, Tasha Spillett

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

Delves into the hurt and grief of the unearthing of the 215 Indigenous kids found on the grounds of a residential school in Canada. Talks about who should be doing the work, whether there can be reconciliation without truth, and the heartbreak that happens when the system fails you and the people you love.

This was an important book about community, activism, and the long history of the mistreatment of Indigenous people.

TW: grief, police brutality, violence; mentions child death, child abuse, religious bigotry.

Finished copy gifted by Highwater Press via ZG Stories in exchange for an honest review.

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