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Summary: Why isn't there a choice for no stars?
Review: The ending to this book was by all means, terrible. The only reason that I finished this book was because I had to read it for school. If I didn't have to read it, I would have put it down after the climax. In my opinion, the climax was in the first chapter when you begin to wonder if Christine will actually drive off the cliff.
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Summary: A book about real life problems but lacks soul
Review: I could see myself and friends of mine in parts of this book, but it did not grab me or touch me. I think when you read a book you should walk away with something. This book left me a little dissappointed.
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Summary: This story braids different family generations to find love
Review: This book so realistically intrigued me.I've always loved listening to different people portray their own points of view on a common story. In a way I found it funny to hear what each person said. I think the order was perfect because each time you're wondering why the next oldest person is acting a certain way and then in a creative way it is revealed to you and you are able to make your own opinion or conclusion on a certain situation. The author indirectly made you feel pity for different characters in different ways which I thought was a very good touch if it was even on purpose. I recommend this book for anyone who isn't stuck in a fairytale land and would like to enjoy a piece of realistic literature.
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Summary: A thought provoking book that captures three different views
Review: I really liked this book. It connected three generations, a daughter, mother, and grandmother. I thought it was interesting how the book went backwards in time. For me, as I read about each woman I got a better understanding of her and her reasons for the way she acted. This made me realize that they were good people even if earlier they weren't perceived to be. This book reinforces that you shouldn't judge people until you get to know them, and until you have an understanding of their past experiences.
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Summary: This book wasn't deserving of such high regard
Review: My rateing should drop the average down a bit. I thought that the book showed little in the area of creativity, and the only interesting parts were when the story of aunt Ida unfurrled. I thought that the series of events between rayona and the preacher would have led to more of a dramatic conclusion then never hearing of him agian. I don't see why this book got any praise except for the fact that people are suckers for books about the trials and tribulations of minorities. Don't asume that I'm a racist, because really I'm not. I don't have any problem with the main charectures being indian (and rayona being mixed), but it shouldn't be aplied in the rating of the book.-- In my opinion this book would have only made two or three stars at most had it been about some white family. It shouldn't be that way.
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Summary: An exquisite emotional journey into the lives of three women
Review: I'm highly critical of most modern fiction, yet this novel had such an immense impact on my psyche that it is still vivid many years after first reading it. Dorris intertwines the lives of three women--grandmother, mother, daughter--giving each a distinct voice and yet gradually revealing the deep psychological ties between them. Poetic, deeply felt writing.
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Summary: A book that offers new perspectives
Review: Dorris was able to not only write from an incredibly acurate view of a women, but of three women; grandmother,mother,daughter. It offered the same situation from three perspectives. And was a wonderful reminder that there are always different sides to all stories, and not just one is the right view.
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Summary: Excellent, but gee, if you've read anything by Erdrich, the
Review: vignettes, the religious theme, the family trilogy, the language, the atmosphere, seem to be just another variation of Love Medicine, Tales of Burning Love, etc.
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Summary: Found a Trinity theme!
Review: My book club agreed this was a worthwhile read and fostered involved conversations about the nature of perceptions and experiences as well as family communication. However, I was most excited by the religious content. Aunt Ida, Christine and Rayona all have priests in their lives and for the most part religion fails them. What seems to break the cycle is the Yellow raft in Blue Water, a place where Rayona finds hope in time spent with the closest thing to a real family. Perhaps her life will improve? Aunt Ida and Christine both find the "end of the world" scenario pivotal in their stories. The importance of religion to the novel as well as the focus on 3 women and the final metaphor the Aunt Ida braiding her hair, incorporating 3 strands, sealed the Trinity theme of the story for me. Furthermore, I can relate Aunt Ida to the Father of the Old Testament, angry and scornful, at times vengeful. CHRISTine is easy! A Christ reference to the New Testament and she suffers and will eventually die for her sins and the redemption, the "saving" of her daughter. Rayona, the Holy Spirit, can we "hope" for her. Is she Ida and Christine and herself - the improved generation? So many layers here to explore. One member of my book club said that they loved the Roshamon style and felt like a fly on the wall with the best view of the truth in those shared experiences between these 3 woman.But another member perhaps said it best when she said that even the fly brings his own experiences to the retelling. Is there ever unadulterated truth?!
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Summary: Intresting twists but too long
Review: It is very well written, but the book is kindof dull. It leads you through a slightly different verson of the same story through a mother, child and grandmother. It is dull but that is not my kindof book. If you like a slower and more detailed novel, you may like it.
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