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Son of a Trickster

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  • 2017 first published
  • 336 pages
  • 3 editions
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Son of a Trickster is a 2017 novel by Eden Robinson. Characters include Jared Martin. It deals with indigenous peoples, tricksters, family Dynamics and family relationships.

44 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

At about 336 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Son of a Trickster

**CANADA READS 2020 FINALIST NATIONAL BESTSELLER** More than ten years after her Giller-shortlisted title Monkey Beach, Eden Robinson returns with a striking and precise coming-of-age novel, in which everyday teen existence meets Indigenous beliefs, crazy family dynamics and cannibalistic river otters. Meet Jared Martin: sixteen-year-old pot cookie dealer, smoker, drinker and son with the scariest mom ever. But Jared's the pot dealer with a heart of gold--really. Compassionate, caring, and nurturing by nature, Jared's determined to help hold his family together--whether that means supporting his dad's new family with the proceeds from his baking or caring for his elderly neighbours. But when it comes to being cared and loved, Jared knows he can't rely on his family. His only source of love and support was his flatulent pit bull Baby, but she's dead. And then there's the talking ravens and the black outs and his grandmother's perpetual suspicion that he is not human, but the son of a trickster.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Characters

  • Jared Martin

Subjects

  • Indigenous peoples
  • Tricksters
  • Family Dynamics
  • Family relationships
  • Contemporary fantasy
  • Fantasy
  • Indian teenagers
  • Teenage boys
  • Dysfunctional families

Quick answers

Who wrote Son of a Trickster?

Son of a Trickster was written by Eden Robinson and first published in 2017.

How long is Son of a Trickster?

The median edition has 336 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Son of a Trickster?

Readers who like it often enjoy Full-metal Indigiqueer, The Testament of Loki and Jack of Kinrowan.

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