Fascinating Short Stories about Life on the Rez

Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book is so great. It’s not what I expected and a new genre for me to read, but I loved it. It was very interesting, intriguing, and enlightening reading these various short stories of life on the rez for these Native Americans, though after reading this book, I hesitate to say Native American because it’s mentioned in one story that it’s not always preferred to be called that. I hope I’ve never upset or offended someone because I called them Native American. There’s so much to navigate and learn about other cultures, we really have no clue unless we ask.
In this book, there are various stories, mostly with the same characters throughout, but in different scenarios and settings. It shows and tells so much about the people and the life on the rez. There’s so much heartache, happiness, sadness, and everything illustrated by these stories bringing these people, their stories, and this reservation to life. After reading these stories, it makes me want to know more about these people and more curious about what else I don’t know about how they do things differently or look at things in another way.
This is a great, enlightening, and enriching read that left me wondering and wanting more as well as examining myself and a reminder of how I shouldn’t assume things about others or anything. I would definitely recommend this book to others for a brilliant look at life on the rez with thought-provoking stories.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Tin House for letting me read and review this 5-star read. All thoughts and opinions are my own.



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