Reviews

Jenny of the Tetons by Kristiana Gregory

saucemallow's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Beaver Dick definitely had the "exotic" people fetish.  I think the author could have made his character more uncomfortable to represent that.  Besides that, the book was okay and explained how people should not use the excuse of personal conflict to attack others.  Other than the ideas of found family, overcoming loss, and understanding the white people's invasion of North America, the book did not address many other things.  It was not great but it was not terrible.

jdintr's review against another edition

For those traveling in the Yellowstone/Tetons area, this is a great read that will connect you with a key time period in the history of the Rockies. Carrie, the main character in the book, is orphaned by an Indian attack on her wagon train. Adopted by a trapper, Beaver Dick Leigh and his wife, Jenny (the Shoshone for whom Jenny Lake is named), Carrie has to resolve her fear of Indians, deal with snow and cholera, and find a future for herself and those she loves in the mountains.

This is an engaging read--but a quick one. It took my 12-year-old about 90 minutes to read it. If you're traveling the Oregon Trail or visiting the Teton range, it's a great, great read.

literary_lady602's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content

elizabethcaneday's review against another edition

5.0

This is a really good book. Even though I can read this book in one sitting. I do recommend this book. Even though I wish it was way more informative and wayyyyyy longer. Everybody should definitely read "Jenny of the Tetons".

k_lee_reads_it's review against another edition

3.0

I both liked and disliked this book. The history of Jenny Leigh, a Shoshone woman, who Jenny's Lake in the Tetons and the history of the Dick and Jenny Leigh family was interesting. The color and information added by the fictional character Carrie was interesting too. But it just bugged me that she was not really a part of the real life of Jenny and her family.

Maybe I just needed to read Beaver Dick Leigh's diary and nothing else.

caderoach's review against another edition

5.0

I picked up this book while I was in Grant Teton NP, my favorite place on earth, (so maybe I'm a little biased), but I loved it so much. It was simply written, like journal entries, but that made it so much more perfect. It felt like I was discovering the Tetons all over again. The scenes were Carrie describes her first views of the Tetons and the lakes made me tear up. But that ending. Damn. I was NOT expecting that, and it has stuck with me ever since.
This book is so special; and you can read it in just one sitting. I definitely recommend picking it up!!!

forevermorepages's review against another edition

3.0

I'm glad I finally read this. It wasn't perfect, but it was an interesting look into the lives of Native Americans waaaay back when.

-book hugger

chloehey's review

4.0

a heartbreaking (and healing) story

forevermorepages's review

3.0

I'm glad I finally read this. It wasn't perfect, but it was an interesting look into the lives of Native Americans waaaay back when.

-book hugger