My Conversations With Canadians

I had some trouble with this book, possibly because I was looking forward to it so much. It is presented as a series of conversations between Maracle and her Canadian readers, and yet these are not conversations; Maracle is frustrated, and this is her way of venting. Her frustration is understandable......more

"Canada views itself as the nicest colonizer in the world." Maracle does not pull any punches in this series of conversations. And although they're not, and can't be, conversations in the traditional sense, Maracle uses that to her advantage. White Canadians historically have spoken for, and over Ind......more

I loved this book. When I finished it, my first reaction was that I wanted to read it again. I first started reading Lee Maracle's fiction over two decades ago, and this is her first book addressing directly those of us who are settlers, or non-indigenous Canadians, and it is straight talk that may......more

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If I recommend any book this year, let it be this one. With September 30th just having passed in Canada, I am grateful to have had the chance to read one of Lee Maracle’s beautiful works of written literature. In these conversations, Maracle quickly captivates the reader, sets boundaries, and begins......more