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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
The dust jacket promises that "Probably Ruby is a dazzling novel about a bold, unapologetic woman taking control of her life and story...", yet Ruby drifts through life doing stupid, unplanned and/or dangerous things. I was tempted to DNF, but figured it was short so I made myself finish.
You know the feeling when someone recommends a book or you hear glowing reviews from a trusted source and you get it and you’re underwhelmed but want to keep with it hoping it gets better? This is that book. Ruby’s story is of her adoption and the search for her people but it’s hard to put that fine a point on it. Each chapter is from the point of view of someone different, and you know they just have to connect in the end somehow, but I kept waiting. For me it was a bit disjointed and never quite got me caring about any of the characters (save one -- the girl who is revealed to be her birth mother). Meh.
The book goes back and forth from past to present so much, you have to really pay attention.
Not only does this book talk about the teenage pregnancy but also the struggles of growing up indigenous.
The realities of being indigenous in Canada during the 90s and 00s.
Being adopted with no idea who you are or where you came from.
The stigma that seams to never end.
This book may be fiction but at its core is true.
Not only does this book talk about the teenage pregnancy but also the struggles of growing up indigenous.
The realities of being indigenous in Canada during the 90s and 00s.
Being adopted with no idea who you are or where you came from.
The stigma that seams to never end.
This book may be fiction but at its core is true.
Be ready for a non-linear narrative that doesn’t do much to explain who is who and what is happening. It comes together with effort on the part of the reader. The writing is engaging and empathetic to the main characters’ perspective and experiences are interesting. It just took effort to figure out why I cared and whom because I wasn’t sure who was who half the time.
Interesting read. I had some trouble at times knowing the connection to the main character right away and the chapters jumped around to various years, which was some times hard to follow.
I loved this book, the unwinding of human connection and relationships in such a different way. Such an interesting way to learn someone's whole story and understand how they came to be.
really loved the name of the main character :)
This book was definitely really interesting but I still felt disconnected to Ruby throughout and the ending felt really abrupt for me. However I still enjoyed it overall
A story about an Indigenous adoptee searching for her identity and dealing with childhood trauma. Hard to read at some points, but powerful. I did find the multiple timelines and POVs a bit confusing to follow.
lots to like about this, but it is very uneven. interesting story that touches upon several very difficult topics. but the herky-jerky timeline does a disservice to the storytelling. Lisa Bird-Wilson is a very talented new voice in fiction worthy of a closer look.