Reviews

Road Allowance Era by Katherena Vermette

maple_dove's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What a powerful ending. Extremely sad but also hopeful.

I live in the States and has attended public education here, so unsurprisingly, I know very little about Indigenous history. Highly recommend this series. I miss it already.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

tenjenna's review

challenging informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

mintii's review

challenging informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This series is fast-paced but heavy!
This last book of the series had a lot more dialogue than the second and third books. What really stuck with me after reading this novel was a Metis classmate saying

"We've already survived the apocalypse. This is us living in a post-apocalyptic world."

 
Never considered that before with diaspora stories, and it really gave me something to reflect on. 

rkstumblingbear's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

youraveragedave's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really nice wrap-up to the series. Echo is aptly named as we find she's a direct descendant to the people we've been meeting in past issues.  Liked how the topic of generational trauma is brought up, yet there is hope for the future. The character Micah mentioning that the indigenous people are living in a post apocalyptic world also resonates.  Overall enjoyed the story of Echo and leaving about the Metis people. 

I had previously read The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline and her characters are Metis, so it's nice to see where they come from too.

priya_haha's review

hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

mimela78's review

hopeful informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

ssione5's review

emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

foxreadsbooks's review

This was my favourite of the series. I think this really brought together the other three graphic novels, and the history of Métis past and present. Following Echo you understand her feeling pain and sorrow, but also experiencing resilience.

fox_reads_books's review

This was my favourite of the series. I think this really brought together the other three graphic novels, and the history of Métis past and present. Following Echo you understand her feeling pain and sorrow, but also experiencing resilience.