November Book Breakdowns
Hey hello! This is my first official “Book Breakdown” where I write about a fiction and nonfiction book that I read each month. These are books that we have here on the shelves at the Duxbury Free Library, and feature authors from historically marginalized identities (such as immigrant, POC, LGBTQ, and/or disabled authors). Let's get started! Title: There There Author: Tommy Orange Summary/Themes: This novel brings together Indigenous histories and cultures throughout each story told, past present and future. From book jacket: "Follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize...together, this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American--grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroism." Notes/Quotable Moments: "We are defined by everyone else." ...