Todd Warner

Keegan can do a character like no other.

Fantastic story of a boy in search of himself only to have his life upended by those around him. The prose is terrific with masterful character development. The narrative can sometimes be a bit chaotic, but is reflective of the events proceeding. And the story is as bittersweet as the protagonist himself. Some other reviewers did not "get" the ending, IMHO, but the author utterly nailed it. Inspired writing.

3.5 stars. An interesting character study, where each explores various paths seeking a way forward in the world while still heavily influenced by their past.

The translator did a decent job though I felt it was a bit awkward and distracting at times.

Solid advice presented very succinctly. I thought I had read every bit of advice out there, and I probably have, but this book still made me think and consider. It's essentially a merging of the author's and Aristotle's (via Poetics) thoughts on what makes for a good story, whether it be a tragedy or a comedy. A good book. It could have used one more round of edits, ironically though, there's a section in there that discusses when to stop editing. Apparently, he did. Heh. Anyway. Recommend.

So clever. So interesting. So … relevant. #recommend

Note. I did download a cheat sheet for some of the Blackfeet terminology. I recommend that for some.