Where the Dead Sit Talking

Posted on 25 November 2018 by Brandon Hobson

A dark, authentically voiced, lyrical Native American coming of age story set in rural Oklahoma in the late 1980s With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a fifteen year old Cherokee boy, is placed in foster care with the Troutt family Literally and figuratively scarred by his unstable upbringing, Sequoyah has spent years mostly keeping to himself, living with his emotions pressed deep below the surface that is, until he meets the seventeen year old Rosemary, another youth staying with the Troutts Sequoyah and Rosemary bond over their shared Native American backgrounds and tumultuous paths through the foster care system, but as Sequoyah s feelings toward Rosemary deepen, the precariousness of their lives and the scars of their pasts threaten to undo them both. New Download [ Where the Dead Sit Talking ] Author [ Brandon Hobson ] – kino-fada.fr Book to be published February 2018 1980 s Oklahoma At times, a rather dark tale, Where the Dead Sit Talking, is not for the faint of heart Brandon Hobson s teenage character, Sequoyah, has been abandoned by his father, his mother is in prison, and he had been placed in foster care Drugs, suicide, sexual awakening identity are just some of the topics covered within these pages At times, I felt a bit unsure and disturbed by the unsettling thoughts that ...Hobson has a fresh way of viewing the world and in this instance through the eyes of a teenage foster child, Sequoyah, who has just joined his latest family He becomes enamoured of an older resident in his new home who also is Native American and they bound in a heartwarming yet also twisted kind of waykind of how many teenage relationships are formed Though their foster parents are odd as well they re not bad people and seem sincerely trying to care for the three kids, which includes a pre Hobson has a fresh way of viewing the world and in this instance through the eyes of a teenage foster child, Sequoyah, who has just joined his latest family He becomes enamoured of an older resident in his new home who also is Native American and they bou...Where the Dead Sit Talking explores the difficult coming of age of Sequoyah, a teenage boy of Cherokee heritage thrust into the U.S foster care system after his mother s imprisonment Hobson brings to light key issues such as racism, mental health, child welfare, and corruption through Sequoyah s twisted perspective Adult figures are portrayed as untrustworthy, and even adults in support roles, such as Sequoyah s foster parents and case worker, are displayed as well meaning yet flawed One of Where the Dead Sit Talking explores the difficult coming of age of Sequ...While there d be nothing technically wrong with saying this book is a spare, lyrical Native American coming of age story set in rural Oklahoma in the late 1980s that s a bit too tidy and easy a description for this book Going to live with a new foster family, 15 year old Sequoyah is scarred inside and out and feels sick most of the time with head and stomach aches He has a lot of weird thoughts and behaviours he doesn t understand, and becomes obsessed with 17 year old Rosemary, another fost While there d be nothing technically wrong with saying this book is a spare, lyrical Native American coming of age story set in rural Oklahoma in the late 1980s that s a bit too tidy and easy a description for this book Going to live with a new foster family, 15 year old Sequoyah is scarred inside and out and feels sic...review to comeI was so excited to read it because of my shared Native American heritage with the MC and the author, but I was honestly disappointed It felt like there were random thoughts and events just thrown in that really didn t add to the story, but were shocking I almost...Understated and incredibly powerful.Set in late 1980 s rural Oklahoma, Where the Dead Sit Talking is the sad, dark tale of a 15 year old Native American teenager named Sequoyah, sent to live with a foster family after his mother s imprisonment From the outset of the novel, it is evident that Sequoyah carries many emotional scars, having dealt with his mother s alcoholism and abuse in previous detention settings Harold and Agnes Troutt are also the foster parents of two other children George, a younger, also emotionally damage Set in late 1980 s rural Oklahoma, Where the Dead Sit Talking is the sad, dark tale of a 15 year old Native American teenager named Sequoyah, sent to live with a foster family after his mother s imprisonment From the outset of the novel, it is evident that Sequoyah carries many emotional scars, having dealt with his mother s alcoholism and abuse in previous detention settings Harold and Agnes Troutt are also the foster parents of two other children George, a younger, also ...This is a wonderfully written story that kept me up late, unwilling to put the book down The narrator s voice is perfect The story manages somehow to be simultaneously tender and ominous The characters are compelling and believable.Haunting, beautifully written novel that crept under my skin and still won t let go Sequoyah is a compelling narrator, by turns terse and lyrical, sympathetic and difficult Hobson s vision is compassionate and all embracing, which means embracing darkness as much as light.

25 November 2018

Brandon Hobson