We rated this a 6.9 out of 10, normally just shy of a "recommend" rating overall, but scores only ranged between 6 and 7.5 so we were fairly close to a recommend score.

This story depicts the personal and spiritual journeys of several characters, against the backdrop of native peoples struggling against poverty, discrimination, and government railroading.

The settings and the characters are vividly described. Much of the action is fantastical, and there is a lot of Native American spirituality and connection to the earth and animal and plant world that was interesting, if a bit heavy-handed. We had some trouble coming up with good meaty discussion topics.

Overall this is more of a book someone could read on their own.