Reviews

Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

ajlct's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

israology's review

5.0

GORGEOUS. I was in awe the whole time. I have never read something like this piece before. I promise you Noopiming will be a classic in this household for the rest of time.

juliaem's review

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

Read this in an afternoon. It is incisive ("shining your crown / of neoliberal / likes," p. 219) and luminous ("we love / when we are able," p. 213) and many other things, including too beautiful to summarize adequately. 

crimsonmoon251's review

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

julie2377's review

5.0

This book should have made the Giller long and short list.

evetoi's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

sorabooksection's review

4.0

4.5⭐️

love expression in its many forms as well as the preservation of memory and justice.

erinhawley's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

lauraj0hnst0n's review

4.0

This was a unique read! The way the narrative was structured through several different points of view while maintaining interconnectedness was beautiful. I especially liked when the prose shifted to poetry. The importance of reciprocity and caring for each other as well as our environments was my main takeaway from this book.

“in realization
we don’t exist without each other

she says: there’s nothing about you
i’m not willing to know.”


“they are this beautiful tendency to stick together.”

“we are this beautiful tendency to stick together.”

shawnago's review against another edition

3.0

I'm not sure if I would have liked this more reading vs. listening on audiobook. It's very poetic but equally hard to follow.