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Summary: Creative and real
Review: I had to read "Yellow Raft" for an english class - I thought that it was well worth reading because it portrays many different aspects of different people's lives. It kept me interested and was intriguing to read about three of the character's lives in one book - and hear their side of the story.
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Summary: Pasts and presents are more alike than different.
Review: This books shows excellent insight into three generations of women. How they each viewed the world and how their experiences in life helped color their views. Each ones experience is unique yet connected to the past of the last generation. The books shows that we never really leave the past behind, but the past influences each generation in turn.
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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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