Porcupines and China Dolls by Robert Arthur Alexie

This is the story of an aboriginal community suffering from the effects of abuse from the residential school system. It is a good look at how suffering from this type of abuse affects not only yourself, but how the people in your life and your community suffer too. It is about how abuse is dealt with on a personal level and manifests itself in many different ways. This novel is a good look at how people flounder with the shame, hate and fear that comes from abuse. As a reader, you feel for these characters and want to see them succeed in overcoming these tremendous obstacles and find the strength, bravery and pride that will lead them to healing.

Rating: Slow Clap It.