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Thomas King's 'The Inconvenient Indian' Gets Three-Word Review

Original: 𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣" 𝙗𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Historical Personal Approachable

A reading group review sums up Thomas King's 'The Inconvenient Indian' in three words: historical, personal, approachable. The review also raises a craft question about why King measures his language and style so cautiously, inviting readers to consider how he balances critique of settler narratives with wit and restraint in his account of Indigenous history in North America.

Why now: unclear

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• 𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣" 𝙗𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 - 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: Historical Personal Approachable 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Why does King measure his language and style so cautiously? # bookreview # bookrecommendations # readinglist # literature # books # book #… · WaywordsStudio · 4

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