In 2017, Her novel The Marrow Thieves, won the Governor General's Liberty Award for Young people literature and the Kirkus Prize for Young readers literature. The Marrow Thieves is a Young Adult dystopian novel published on September 1, 2017. "In a futuristic world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness." A novel about North America Indigenous people and how they hold the cure for the rest of the world. This novel has been given a star rating of 3.99.
"I loved every chapter of this book. A special part of my love was for Miigwans and French especially, since a lot of the quieter moments are the development between the two" (3). Not only did I find this review from Hedwig's World super informative because of the summary of the novel but also, they went into detail about what they enjoyed about this novel.
Cherie Dimaline's novel VenCo has a 3.80 star rating on GoodReads.com (4). This being her newest novel published February 7, 2023. This novel is about an Organization of Witches, Lucky, The main character is evicted from her small apartment in Toronto. She finds something odd that calls out to her, A silver spoon etched with a crooked nose witch and the word SALEM. In Salem, a woman names Myrna Good is looking for Lucky. Myrna works for VenCo, A company made for vast resources of dark money. This spoon links her to the company. Witches have been waiting centuries to find the seven spoons. Lucky finds it in herself to find the spoons. The story Venco takes us on this trip with her. (4)
While writing the blog, I have learned a lot about this author. Where she is from, Her family life and about her writing. I have become extremely intrigued about Cherie Dimaline's novels just by doing some research about her. Her novels all seem to have different plots and they tell different stories which I like in an author. I will definitely be adding some of Dimaline's Novels to my reading lists.
(1) Who I am. Who I Am. (n.d.). ://www.cheriedimaline.com/who-i-am
(2) CBC/Radio Canada. (2020, June 23). Why Cherie Dimaline calls on her indigenous heritage as a bestselling storyteller and writer | CBC books. CBCnews. ://www.cbc.ca/books/why-cherie-dimaline-calls-on-her-indigenous-heritage-as-a-bestselling-storyteller-and-writer-1.5604533
(3) Goodreads. (n.d.). The Marrow Thieves. Goodreads. ://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34649348
(4) Goodreads. (n.d.-b). Venco. Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60877589
(5) Venco: A novel - kindle edition by Dimaline, Cherie. literature ... (n.d.). https://www.amazon.com/VenCo-Novel-Cherie-Dimaline-ebook/dp/B09ZYF54YN
I think this was a good blog. I think you have a decent amount of background information about the author. I liked how right at the beginning you mentioned the awards. Personally, this is not my type of book so I will not be adding these to my reading list. I do wish you added a little bit more information about VenCo. Overall, I think this is a good start for the blog.
ReplyDeleteI feel like this is something that I would really like to read in the future. I've always found myself interested in fictional novels regarding topics like witchcraft and the occult. I feel like you did a really nice job of making each section of your blog flow to the next. The only thing I would personally say is that I would like to know more about your author's indigenous background and how that ties into her work.
ReplyDeleteYou include a lot of useful information in the blog, including Dimaline's family's involvement in the Georgian Bay Metis Nation and summaries of her novels that provide a good draw in for potential readers. Your detail about the range of her writing also gives me interest in her work, as there is bound to be at least one book with a topic I have a deep-rooted interest in. One area I believe could be expanded is what inspired these novels, and how their plots and themes tie into Dimaline's life and experiences.
ReplyDelete