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Violence
Some
Historical lynching of Native Americans
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual relationships across generations
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of racial injustice, intermarriage, and the long shadow of violence
What this book is about
Erdrich's 2008 novel weaves between 1911 and the present as a family reckons with a wrongful lynching of innocent Native Americans. Features racial violence (the lynching), sexual content, and Erdrich's multigenerational storytelling. For mature readers.
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Lynching of innocent Native Americans
Sexual content
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