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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Mr. Zerndt is really good at storytelling, and this story is worthy of attention. ( ) I enjoyed this book. Set in Wisconsin (my home state), it covers the racial tensions between the 'white' population and the Native American population over fishing rights (which is a very real thing). The author develops his characters very well, and writes from multiple points of view, the plot weaving in an out. Sometimes it got a bit confusing, but all in all it was a good read. no reviews | add a review
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Set in Mercer, Wisconsin, where tensions over Native American fishing rights are escalating, Jerkwater is told from three alternating points-of-view: Shawna Reynolds, a young Ojibwa woman who doesn't much care for white people to begin with, and who is quickly being pulled in a direction she may no longer have a desire to resist; Kay O'Brien, Shawna's 64-year-old, usually drunk, neighbor who is still grieving the loss of her husband; and Kay's son, Douglas, who now finds himself in charge of running the family's auto repair shop while dealing with his own feelings of guilt. No library descriptions found. |
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