Sign in with Facebook
Iris's Reviews > Go as a River
Go as a River
by
by
** spoiler alert **
overall enjoyed the writing and story, but the brutal death of a one-dimensional indigenous american man who is mostly used as an early plot device (for a white woman’s character growth), and for sex by the main character, is in such poor taste.
Sign into Goodreads to see if any of your friends have read
Go as a River.
Sign In »
Reading Progress
February 15, 2023
–
Started Reading
February 28, 2023
– Shelved
February 28, 2023
–
Finished Reading
Comments Showing 1-11 of 11 (11 new)
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Kirsten Paoline
(new)
-
rated it 2 stars
Jun 09, 2023 07:15AM
Exactly this...
reply
|
flag
It saddens me that more readers don’t see what you did
Was Wil Native American or Mexican? The character was not flushed out enough to determine. Then, at the end of the book, Victoria mentions that he came from 4 Corners which still does not give much information to hang the "brutality of racism" claim. How could Lukas be given a slur of "half breed" if his "parents" had been passing him off as of half Italian heritage? If you are going to hang a plot point around racism, you should be more definitive.
Completely agree, I was scrolling to find someone else who felt the same way.
EXACTLY. Couldn't have said it better myself.
THANK YOU. I had the ick from the beginning and it continued to the end. It’s like the author also enjoyed using a certain slur a bit too much.
Exactly why I am not going to finish
