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I don't care whether I am barely 15% in, this is a work of art - Etsy transcribes the story of the priest who reports the story of Good-Stab. Not only do all 3 have distinct voices, but it is so well conveyed that to some extent you can tell subtle switches like maybe inaccurate reporting from the priest at times, or code-switching from Good-Stab when he gives his confession vs converses with the priest, and so on.
— Nov 03, 2025 01:35PM
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We're reaching the end and at this stage it's fair to say that I am resisting it by reading extremely slowly. Also, this is HEAVY and I can only take so much at once.
This is going to be the best book of my year.
If you see this and have not read it yet, just please do (read the Wikipedia page of the Marias massacre first - it's kind of assumed you are familiar with it, and the amplitude of what happened then).
— Nov 30, 2025 05:30PM
This is going to be the best book of my year.
If you see this and have not read it yet, just please do (read the Wikipedia page of the Marias massacre first - it's kind of assumed you are familiar with it, and the amplitude of what happened then).
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Still amazing
"How is your heart, Three-Persons?" [...]
"It is weak, Good Stab, it is weak, but it is willing."
Then I said it as I must: "I listen."
— Nov 16, 2025 08:07AM
"How is your heart, Three-Persons?" [...]
"It is weak, Good Stab, it is weak, but it is willing."
Then I said it as I must: "I listen."
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I really want to read this book. Some of the reviews scared me. I’m glad to hear you are gripped so early
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I am very surprised by the reviews I saw that say this has a slow start (we start with a skinned body found nearby and by the 15% mark where I am, the supernatural is already well established!)The writing reflects each characters' voices: both are distinct but somewhat dated styles, which is maybe what's putting some people off? Not sure. And both like to digress a bit: the priest likes self-reflection and conceptualization, while Good-Stab's narration reflect the oral tradition of his people... and also, it seems, what he thinks will sway the priest: he seems to be giving him a lot of what he wants, which is to feel like he is learning a lot of ethnic/sociologic details from this exchange. I think it's actually extremely interesting to see them modulate their own voices, the code-switch I mentioned, while they interact. I'm totally enthralled!
