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The Removes

A powerful, transporting novel about the addictive intensity and freedom of the ...

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Discuss The Removes by Tatjana Soli

Do you think Golden Buffalo was wise to try to learn the ways of his enemies? Foolish? Is there any way he could have done better to help his people?

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Oct. 11, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

Do you sympathize with Custer's difficulty adjusting to an obscure military life postwar? What do you think of his reinvention of himself as an Indian fighter?

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Oct. 11, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

On the surface, Anne's and Libbie's stories are totally different. How are their experiences of the frontier similar?

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Oct. 11, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

During the Dakota blizzard, Libbie thinks that she "had entered the most terrible kind of dream..." In what ways is this true for all three main characters? Do you admire Libbie's actions? What would you have done?

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Oct. 11, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

Libbie thinks, "Each step one took in life, from what one ate for breakfast in the morning to who one married, involved regret for the choices not taken." What do you think she meant? Do you agree?

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Oct. 11, 2018
by kimk

Whose story do you empathize with the most? Which character do you like the most? Which one surprised you the most?

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Oct. 11, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

Anne tells her aunt Lydia that she misses her children. Were you surprised by Lydia's reaction and her advice?

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Oct. 11, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

On the train, Custer defends his black cook's right to eat at the same table as him, more for expediency than conviction. What do you think this says about Custer’s character? What do you think of his character in general?

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Oct. 08, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

Were you surprised by the Indians' respect for Custer as a warrior? Did this change your perception of him?

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Oct. 08, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

Do you think anyone in the novel shows great vision?

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Oct. 08, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

Which historical details in the novel surprised you or were new to you?

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Oct. 08, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

Do you think Libby was foolish to marry a military man? Did she come to regret it? What were the benefits of the unusual life she ended up living?

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Oct. 08, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

What were Chief Black Kettle's choices? After the Washita Massacre, were you surprised that public opinion began to criticize the army's actions?

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Oct. 08, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

The narration moves back and forth between three characters. How does this affect your experience of the story? How does this affect your knowledge of that time in history?

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Oct. 08, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

What is the meaning of the book’s title?

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Oct. 08, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

Overall, what did you think of The Removes? (no spoilers in this thread please)

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Oct. 08, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

Today most of us look back at the white man's treatment of Native Americans with disgust and regret. Do you think the United States has matured to the point where something like this couldn't happen today?

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Oct. 05, 2018
by poniesnpearls

Why do you think soldiers petitioned to be under Custer's command. Do you think soldiers today feel similarly about their commanders?

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Oct. 01, 2018
by elise

Compare attitudes about Custer then and today. In what ways do you think Custer was complicit with our government's treatment of American Indians? In what ways was he a product of his time?

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Sep. 19, 2018
by BuffaloGirl

What parallels and differences do you see between the inhumanity Libbie glimpses during the Civil War and the suffering the Indian tribe experience at the hands of the U.S. military?

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Sep. 18, 2018
by flute4u

In what ways do you think that Neha affects Anne's experience of captivity? Do you think their relationship changes after being rescued?

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Sep. 16, 2018
by bonnieb

The Removes is filled with examples of human nature at its best and worst. How does the theme of good and evil play out in each character? In the story as a whole? In American history during the frontier period?

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Sep. 16, 2018
by bonnieb

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