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lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the dialogue that included various slang/ everyday language and the authors ability to write the different characters. I loved the combination western/romance/tragedy/legend/folk tale aspects of the book. Very definitely a book of it's time but also with insight beyond it.
_kvjones_'s review against another edition
2.0
I would give a three for the parts I could tell were hers, and I would give very little to the parts I know the editor meddled with. I'm incredibly offended by his presence in the novel, which is egregious and obvious. Why can't we simply have our own voices? Why can't we write whatever stories we feel? Why did he feel the need to assert his knowledge of a different nation as she tried to tell a fictional story about someone from her own?
From a historical perspective I find this valuable, but also depressing. It shows similar problems that still exist. It shows a startling similarity even to today.
Also, as a complaint, I know the book is very dated, but also the way the dialogue functioned was hard to follow because it too often tried to show accents in a manner that was distracting.
From a historical perspective I find this valuable, but also depressing. It shows similar problems that still exist. It shows a startling similarity even to today.
Also, as a complaint, I know the book is very dated, but also the way the dialogue functioned was hard to follow because it too often tried to show accents in a manner that was distracting.
socorrobaptista's review against another edition
4.0
Gostei imensamente deste livro, e da oportunidade de aprender mais sobre nações indígenas sobre as quais sabemos tão pouco. Recomendo!
kayleefromthemoon's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book for a Native American Literature class. While I found the way that it was written to be kind of boring, the story was interesting and the ending, although rushed and cliche, was extremely satisfying!
besha's review
It’s hard to tell what’s Mourning Dove and what’s McWhorter, but the latter definitely did more harm than good. See my highlighted quote for an example of his prose stylings.
christytidwell's review
2.0
There's not too much to say about this one.
It's a romance with a western setting. Instead of focusing on lovers separated by class or family strife, it focuses on lovers separated by race--and then lovers brought together by race.
It's pretty predictable in its plot and in its criticisms of white people and of the emphasis on pure blood (the protagonist being half white and half Indian), but it is notable for its place as the first novel written by a Native American woman, even if there is some question as to what role Lucullus McWhorter, her collaborator, played in shaping the narrative.
It's a romance with a western setting. Instead of focusing on lovers separated by class or family strife, it focuses on lovers separated by race--and then lovers brought together by race.
It's pretty predictable in its plot and in its criticisms of white people and of the emphasis on pure blood (the protagonist being half white and half Indian), but it is notable for its place as the first novel written by a Native American woman, even if there is some question as to what role Lucullus McWhorter, her collaborator, played in shaping the narrative.
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