Category: OBIJWE

• 16th read: If I Go Missing

  I discovered this graphic novel just sitting on my shelf. I don’t remember when/where I acquired it and I don’t remember why/how I resisted reading it for so long. I’m just glad it was there. The mystery lends a certain extra magic. People often hang red dresses hanging on trees around the nearby campus. I’ll…

  ReadRenard

  January 16, 2023

  5 STARS, BOOK REVIEWS, CANADIAN, ENGLISH, GRAPHIC NOVEL, JANUARY 2023, NONFICTION, OBIJWE, SEQUENTIAL ART, YOUNG ADULT

  Brianna Jonnie, Nahanni Shingoose, Nshannacappo

• 11th read: Wenjack

  

  Joseph Boyden visited my university in 2016. There, he spoke about this book and awakened my interest. I put it in the back of my mind for later, since heavy syllabi owned my waking hours. Controversy around the author that kept me from his works for some time, until one of my roommates (Hi Ryan!)…

  ReadRenard

  January 11, 2023

  5 STARS, BOOK REVIEWS, CANADIAN, ENGLISH, HISTORICAL, INDIGENOUS, JANUARY 2023, OBIJWE, RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS, SHORT STORIES

  Joseph Boyden