I enjoy Thomas King's books, but this one did not engage me. I know it's nonfiction, and he did what he could to inject his typical humour into it (and he succeeded in that) but the subject matter is just so challenging and depressing, it's difficult to like this book. It comes across as all history does -- very one sided. Certainly how European settlers treated the American natives was wrong, but how can we right such an ingrained wrong? Politics are politics: it's not necessary a conspiracy to eliminate aboriginals. All interest groups get screwed by politics! It's a story that must be told, but not as the sole voice. I look forward to reading his latest piece of fiction instead.