![]() Those facts form the setting of the story, but not the plot. I know it seems like I’ve spoiled the book, but I promise I haven’t. It’s horrifying, and forces you, as the reader, to stop and reflect on North America’s past, and what needs to be done to reconcile for the future. Why? Because the majority (white people) want to be able to dream again. Instead, a new form of residential school has been created, where Indigenous people are taken, and tortured, in order to extract their bone marrow. ![]() In this futuristic world, you’d think people would remember and learn from the past, but that’s not the case. As a result, people have gone mad, and the only cure for this mysterious disease is to harvest the bone marrow from Indigenous people, as they are still able to dream. Climate change has brought more than rising water levels: it’s also somehow stopped the majority of the population from dreaming. The story is set in Northern Ontario, in the not-so-distant future. The Marrow Thieves, by Cherie Dimaline, was chosen for Canada Reads 2018, and has also won a Governor General’s Literary Award, the 2017 Kirkus Prize for young readers’ literature, and other notable awards. This isn’t your typical young-adult, dystopian story it’s a must-read for everyone. ![]() The Marrow Thieves was the best book I’ve read (so far) this year, and I need to tell you why. ![]()
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