This book was a riveting read, although I’m not sure riveting is quite the right word. The book grabs you with the atrocities of the events described and the writing supports the emotional devastation inherent in the stories themselves.

This book follows a series of events that, like many events surrounding the indigenous peoples of this continent, are generally unknown. I found the telling of the events to be engrossing as it read very much like a non fiction piece — except, of course, it is all real.

Grann also does a pretty good job of showcasing native perspectives and voices — at no point during the book did I feel like he fell into the tired tropes often seen in the media. In fact, he was surprisingly self aware about those same tropes and often pointed them out in other media.

Definitely would recommend.