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A powerful multi-generational story of Native Americans in Oakland, converging at a powwow with themes of identity and violence.
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A powerful multi-generational story of Native Americans in Oakland, converging at a powwow with themes of identity and violence.
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"Not since Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine has such a powerful and urgent Native American voice exploded onto the landscape of contemporary fiction. Tommy Orange's There There introduces a brilliant new author at the start of a major career. "We all came to the powwow for different reasons. The messy, dangling threads of our lives got pulled into a braid--tied to the back of everything we'd been doing all along to get us here. The...
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Romance & sex
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Brief mentions of sexual themes; not central or explicit.
Violence & gore
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Frequent violence including gunshots and death at a powwow; graphic at times.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language throughout the narrative.
Substance use
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Recurring themes of alcohol and drug use, including addiction struggles.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Minor presence of LGBTQIA+ themes or characters mentioned in passing.
Religious content
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Brief references to spiritual or cultural beliefs; not central.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes present.
Political content
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Strong themes of Native American identity, cultural destruction, and systemic issues.
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of ideation or despair; not depicted on-page.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of systemic suffering, historical trauma, and personal abuse.
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