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A review by mnboyer
Where the Rekohu Bone Sings by Tina Makereti
5.0
Wow.
That was my first thought when I finished reading this novel. The impact will stay with you for quite some time. I've been sitting here for hours thinking 'wow.'
The novel discusses the intersections of being Maori, Pakeha, and the lesser known Moriori. The Moriori underwent a genocide by the Maori in the 1800s because of their peaceful tendencies--and this is probably something that you have not read about before. The story revolves around a family struggling to find their identities when it becomes clear a mother has "hidden" some of the past from them. It is touching, frustrating, terrible, wonderful... it is "wow."
That was my first thought when I finished reading this novel. The impact will stay with you for quite some time. I've been sitting here for hours thinking 'wow.'
The novel discusses the intersections of being Maori, Pakeha, and the lesser known Moriori. The Moriori underwent a genocide by the Maori in the 1800s because of their peaceful tendencies--and this is probably something that you have not read about before. The story revolves around a family struggling to find their identities when it becomes clear a mother has "hidden" some of the past from them. It is touching, frustrating, terrible, wonderful... it is "wow."