The Marrow Thieves

Like Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower this is an intensely believable dystopia with anxiety-inducing on-the-run survivalism.

There were a few off points. I wish Dimaline didn't include the rivalry between the protagonist and a later character or at least had Frenchie apologise and own up to lashing out in such stereotypical jealousy/possessiveness before Rose lets him off the hook. Can we imagine any future population without macho posturing or could we finally model better ways to tackle insecurity?

It's an absolute page-turner though, and it made me cry. It's hopeful and it's invigorating in centring First Nations and Métis peoples.