Michelle
Finally getting to this eARC I received from NetGalley.
I don't regret reading this book, but it was a bit too slow for me and too long.
However, I learned something about the Sami people and how they were treated. In this story, we learn about 4 times the Sami people have been flooded out of their homes for the industrial "progression" of Norway. The way the government spoke about these people was racist as hell.
"don't loan money to the Lapps because they can't be trusted."
These people were basically kept in poverty by design. They couldn't own property because the government said they didn't need that. That they were content living in tents. Just...wow. I want to learn more about these people. I'm also just now finding out that the indigenous group depicted in Frozen 2 is based on the Sami people, so...that's cool.
I'm going to pick up more work from creators with this background.
Finally getting to this eARC I received from NetGalley.
I don't regret reading this book, but it was a bit too slow for me and too long.
However, I learned something about the Sami people and how they were treated. In this story, we learn about 4 times the Sami people have been flooded out of their homes for the industrial "progression" of Norway. The way the government spoke about these people was racist as hell.
"don't loan money to the Lapps because they can't be trusted."
These people were basically kept in poverty by design. They couldn't own property because the government said they didn't need that. That they were content living in tents. Just...wow. I want to learn more about these people. I'm also just now finding out that the indigenous group depicted in Frozen 2 is based on the Sami people, so...that's cool.
I'm going to pick up more work from creators with this background.