176 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324021421
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 04 October 2022
Description
In Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write a novel. He is adrift, caught between his childhood on the reservation and this new life of the urban intelligentsia. Billy-Ray Belcourt's unnamed n...
Community Reviews Summary of 254 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 53%
sad 33%
hopeful 21%
dark 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 15%
funny 4%
tense 3%
adventurous 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Colonisation, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Police brutality, AlcoholismMinor
Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Animal death
176 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324021421
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 04 October 2022
Description
In Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write a novel. He is adrift, caught between his childhood on the reservation and this new life of the urban intelligentsia. Billy-Ray Belcourt's unnamed n...
Community Reviews Summary of 254 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
challenging 53%
sad 33%
hopeful 21%
dark 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 15%
funny 4%
tense 3%
adventurous 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 14% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Colonisation, HomophobiaModerate
Addiction, Police brutality, AlcoholismMinor
Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Animal death