Whew. It took me a long time to read this book, mostly because I've been really busy and haven't been reading.

However, I did not find this book to be as un-put-downable as Three Day Road. So I was not compelled to stay awake until 4:00 am some night to finish it.

That said, it's still a great read. Boyden has wonderful way with imagery, and his characters are well-developed, if a little rough around the edges. I confess I did find it hard to relate to Annie, though, and I didn't care at all about the missing sister, who meant nothing more to me than a retouched face in a magazine ad. The uncle, though--Will--was a sympathetic character.

This novel portrays a fascinating cocktail of traditional bush life, rez life, street life, and the high life, exposing the contrasts and contradictions of life for Aboriginal people today.