6/7/2023 0 Comments White magic by elissa washuta![]() ![]() Before colonizers fracked, they raped” – Elissa Washuta, White Magic Wind River Reservation is real, but justice is the climax of a white fantasy. At the end, text on the screen tells us that in real life, Native women are missing. If the oil business is the problem, why did I get raped in the city? The movie kills off a villain. “ I don’t like the story I keep hearing: all these white men fracking the frontier, no wives, only work, so some of them rape. Anyways, I feel the best way to approach this review after I describe the synopsis is to list out the pros and cons. Re-watching a series I also love felt appropriate to get my head into this review. I’m writing this review while re-watching Twin Peaks, a series Washuta mentions a lot in her book. But after completing this book, I have so many mixed feelings. Maybe it was the description, which made it seem insightful, or maybe it was the pretty and simplistic cover design. I cannot remember how I came across this book or what made me want to read it. ![]() This week I finished reading a collection of essays by Native American writer Elissa Washuta called White Magic: Essays. Okay… Let me begin by stating that I have a lot and a little to say about this book. My borrowed copy of White Magic against some cards/prints on my wall ![]()
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