Thanks to Recorded Books for the ALC.
This was a moving short story collection about David and his upbringing as part of the Penobscot community. I like books that are told through interconnected stories because of all the different glimpses we get into the main character's life. I think that David, as the MC, kept me wanting to know more about his life and what he went through and where he was going. This is all thanks to the author and his distinct voice that he used throughout his writing. These stories are filled with everyday living which includes heartbreak and fun with friends. I enjoyed the narrator and thought his narration helped bring the stories to life. He captured the emotions and conflict well.

I normally don’t read Short stories but I ended up really liking this one. I liked how the author portrayed the main character when he was doing something that was out of his character. He knew it was wrong, would go into denial, and would ask himself how did I get here? I think most people who struggle with Addictions aren’t bad people they just get pushed to make very bad decisions to feed that ugly need. This is a interesting and raw book that shows you some peoples true struggles and life during and after Trauma.

I'm sorry but I'm not the right reader for this book. I had a hard time following and unable to finish it. I want to thank the author and Recorded Books for providing me with the audiobook for review.

This book was so beautifully written. Incredibly heavy in the best way possible.

The short stories, set on a Native Reservation in Maine, feel a bit random at first but start coming together so well as your progress through the book. In the end, I love the way everything pieces together and the order (or rather, disorder) of the stories really amplifies the way everything is remembered and told to the reader. It felt true to the narrative, like sorting through issues and processing loss and trauma in a messy way.

The stories touch on so many complicated issues and I felt every emotion possible while reading/listening to this book. The audio presentation was wonderful as well.

Night of the Living Res was at times a hard book to listen to, filled with trauma, sadness, drug abuse, and assault, it's not a casual listen. It is however extremely important and should be read and listened to by more people. But I do recommend checking out the content warnings.
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"We are Native and we have trauma,"

A collection of connected but non linear stories, Night on The Living Res follows David who lives on the Penobscot Reservation in Maine. We follow David from the age of six onwards as he Struggles with addiction, purpose, and generation trauma.

The threat of curses and malevolent spirits intertwined with the pressing threat of poverty and food insecurity to create this fab collection.

While the overwhelming threads of sadness and despair woven these stories together there were also moments of hope and joy, when David brings back memories to his grandma suffering Alzheimer's.

Overall this was an impactful short story collection that I recommend to anyone who's comfortable with the story content.

The narrator does a fantastic job at giving the individual characters distinct voices as well as giving David the empathy and heartache he needed.

Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for the Audio Arc of this book. All opinions are my own in exchange for this book.

Thank you RB Media, Recorded Books and NetGalley for the Advanced Listening Copy of this one.

This book is a 12 story collection reflecting the 21st century life in Penobscot indigenous reservation. Told in first person through the main character David, it vividly builds his family and friends and home. The stories are not in a chronological order, but they are interconnected. This collection was at times hard to read with some really sad stories, drugs, alcohol and lots of hardship weaved in to the essence. The stories do have a way of clicking together which was done incredibly well. Darrell Dennis did an excellent job with the narration too.

A compelling debut collection of short stories set in a Native community in Maine. I liked the way the author wrote about contemporary Indigenous issues from the Penobscot perspective. Recommended for fans of books like The removed by Brandon Hobson. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance review copy. The cover was absolutely stunning too!

Even though these stories were at time extremely dark, it brings me back to sitting around the table with my family and my uncles telling stories of them growing up.

The stores are not chronological, you need to pay attention but there is so many feelings in them.

We travel through twelve stories all from a first person narrator ranging from childhood to adulthood. You see the struggles and how the trauma affected the MC through his life.

This isn’t your normal short story collection, nor is it a normal straight forward story but one that is so beautifully told and in tragic times.

A collection of stories that are woven together to tell events that occurs on a reservation. I have lived on several reservations throughout the years and each tale jarred some memories for me. Some good and some bad. Although, most of these tales I haven’t personally experienced, I’ve witness a few and I know someone who has experienced some these events. I haven’t lived on my own Rez for many years, but I do miss it, no matter where I am it will always be home. The author brings in humor, passion and perseverance of people living on a Rez.

People may feel sadness or a sense of loss while reading or listening to this book, they need to know that there is a sense of community and family. If you’re from a Rez, I think we all know a “David” and his friends. His family reminds me of a family in our community. This is a well written story that makes the reader feel all the emotions. My final take away is, our languages need to be spoken and taught. We need to fight so they don’t become extinct. That’s part of our identity.
“Thank you to NetGalley and Tin House Books for the ARC”

I loved the format of this novel: a set of interconnected stories, told by a young Penobscot man named David, that jump around in time. Learning about his life at different points rather than in chronological order worked well, creating a full portrait of his life and his family, of their troubles and their mistakes and the realities of their lives. What didn't work for me, primarily, was the audiobook narrator. I believe he is a comedic actor, and his tone didn't seem to match the vibe of the book. I might reread this in print. I think it's worth another look.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance audio copy of this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Recorded Books for the ARC of this magnificent set of short stories. These riveting short stories show how we ultimately end up where we land in life…all of the vignettes lead to our ultimate situations or circumstances. All told from the perspective of a Penobscot Boy. Harrowing tales of family, tradition, love, and finding our way. Talty sprinkled words from the Penobscot language throughout (and wrote them phonetically so the reader could pronounce them), which lead to the authenticity of the experience. This is a great way to look through that window/see in that mirror/or walk through the sliding glass door into an amazing culture that is too little described in genuine ways in literature. Thank you for this opportunity . I highly recommend this book !

5 stars

This is one of the most engaging short story collections I've read in a long time, and I expect that both fans of the genre and those who find it a bit more challenging will all be surprised by how much they enjoy this.

Talty's identities make him a compelling vehicle for the 12 stories he packages here and the characters he creates and follows for the long-term. The extended family and community experience both everyday events and intense traumas at a variety of life stages, and they reveal an array of emotions to match. Indigenous voices are frequently silenced in literature, but they come through clearly here in many forms.

I will be enthusiastically looking for ways to incorporate these pieces into my curriculum and keeping an eye out for what Talty produces next. What a debut!