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"I've traveled a lot of roads, but never alone. My relations are with me," says Billie McKenney, one of the matriarchs of the complex family of Choctaws searching for peace as the white world rapidly encroaches on their tribal land, politics, and values. In her first collection of stories, Native American writer Devon A. Mihesuah chronicles the lives of several generations of a close-knit Choctaw family as they are forced from their traditional homeland in nineteenth-century Mississippi and endure unspeakable sorrows during their journey before settling in southeastern Oklahoma.
Blending family lore, stark realism, and vivid imagination, The Roads of My Relations relays a strong sense of Choctaw culture and world view in absorbing tales of history and legend. Unfolding through the voices and actions of family members, confused half-bloods, and unlikely heroes--not all of them living or even human--the stories tell of the horrors of forced removal, the turbulence of post Civil War Indian Territory, the terrifying violence suffered at the hands of immortal Crow witches, and the family's ultimate survival against forces of evil. Time-traveling ghosts, mysterious medicine men, and eerie shape-shifters share the pages with proud matriarchs, mischievous schoolgirls, and loving siblings.
Together, these interwoven stories express the strength and persistence of a tribe whose identity and pride have survived the disruptions of colonialism. With The Roads of My Relations, Devon A. Mihesuah has created a universal and timeless exploration of heritage, spirituality, and the importance of preserving and passing on tradition.
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Gretchen Lieff
reviewed The Roads of My Relations on September 21, 2016 The Roads of My Relations
What starts as a look into how we rally when the things in our life don't work out like we hope takes a left turn into the disappointing and cliche.
Claudia hopes to be a film maker, but as her big film tanks, she looks at the dire situation of her life (the house she loves about to go into foreclosure), rallies, and takes a job as a teacher at a fancy private school. She does her best to think pragmatically about how to advance her situation, rather than succumb to it. Unfortunately for Claudia, it all goes from bad to worse.
Jeremy is a man-child. That's really all there is. He thinks he's someone other than who he is, and believes he's destined for more than he'll ever truly amount to. When his chaotic ex-girlfriend Aoki comes into town, he falls under her dramatic spell, and suddenly the grass is greener wherever Aoki convinces him it is.
Aoki as a character was kind of... well, she was a cliche, obviously -- the mentally ill, flighty artist with a flair for the dramatic and conniving. I would have liked to see more of her - more of her being humanized, of her being well-rounded, rather than the villain to Claudia, and the vision of a life he'll never have from Jeremy.
We know from the moment he responds to Aoki's e-mail how this is all going to go down. I wanted to put down the book, but hoped for Claudia's redemtption. Girl power and all that. It never comes, and in the end, she's stuck with Jeremy as he returns tail tucked between his legs like the pitiful dog he is.
Janelle Brown's writing is great, sprinkled with great lines and ideas. But after reading, I have the feeling she's capable of something stronger than this. This felt like a safe indie movie, and I'd like to see her take more risks in her next book!
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