Status Updates From The Osage Rose

English degrees are all about reading 100-200 pages of a book you don't care about in under a week (I love my English degree) (I don't love this book)

This book assumes that the reader knows nothing and is incapable of inferring anything, unfortunately.

Expect to finish this one today. Not the most refined writing but the context and perspective is quite engaging.

Every time I read Hoolie's name, my brain turns up its Irish. 🤣

Missing indigenous girls...

I expected the historic references to the Osage murders, but the contemporary relevance is hard is hard to miss.

Wouldn't recommend this one on the writing. The prose isn't particularly evocative or artistic, but the subject matter is another story.

There is a lot going on in this piece and I like how Holm approaches the varied social experiences of his multicultural cast.

It's been a busy morning and I'm making slow progress, but I'm enjoying these early pages.

Writing is straightforward and easy to follow which is nice as the pacing is pretty brisk.

Normally, I'm not a huge fan of mystery novels. Yet the inclusion of Cherokee and Osage characters, as well as references to actual American Indian history, is intriguing.