James, Sam and Eyad discuss Tommy Orange's There There, one of the most important Native American novels to be published in recent years. We debate whether there are too many points of view in the novel, the tension between traditional and contemporary culture, and whether socially important novels are shielded from criticism
This is the second book in our series Race in Contemporary America where we read books written by contemporary minority writers. Don't want to hear spoilers? Listen to our previous episode where we reviewed the book.
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