Dances with Wolves

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Summary: Excellent Read About a Soldier and An Indian Tribe
Review: Lieutenant John Dunbar arrives at an abandoned army post after the Civil War, anxious to be a good U.S. soldier. He becomes friends with an Indian tribe and soon becomes one of them after he falls in love with an Indian woman and is given a new name by the tribe, Dances With Wolves. Unfortunately, the army will soon be arriving to send the tribe off to reservation land. There is conflict and action in this exciting book. A must read!
Evelyn Horan - teacher/counselor/author
Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Books One - Three

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Summary: Better than the movie
Review: Michael Blake did a fantastic job making this book hold the attention of the reader. The twists and turns kept me reading, and the emotion poured off the pages. A great book!

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Summary: Fast Moving, deeper than the movie, very visual
Review: Should be on your summer list. Even though the movie did a great job of picking up the breadth of this huge story, the book is better at getting all the details. Plus, it has plenty of heart, fast action, romance, adventure, to keep anyone interested.

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Summary: Switching Over
Review: The book Dances with Wolves is a extremely well writen story about a veteran of the civil war who is trying to get on with his life. During the story Lietenant Dunbar is trying to get past all of the savage actions that he was forced to proceed with during the most terrible war America has ever seen. He is shipped out to an abandoned post on the frontier where he is supposed to be fighting the indians but instead he decides to make friends with them. He decides to be friends with them because he is tired of fighting. In the end he becomes one of the tribe and has a nice wife who was also adopted by the tribe. In the end all he wanted is to live freely and peacefully. This is one of the best written books that I have read in a lon time, it keeps the readers interest which can be a very hard task at times.

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Summary: I like this book.
Review: The book, "Dances With Wolves," written by Michael Blake is a wonderful novel. This story is about the life of one person, Lieutenant John Dunbar. He is anxious to be a good U.S.Soldier. After the Civil War, he arrives at an abandoned army post, where he finds himself alone. The author, Michael Blake,depicts Dunbar as a strong human character,who despite his surrounding circumstances, has lived productively and organized his week-days. Later he becomes friends with an Indian tribe and soon he finds his love. My favorite part of the story is the development of the main character, because the reader is gradually introduced to a dynamic, handsome individual with a strong soul. When I read this book I learned about the life and traditions of Native Americans. I like books which make me smile, laugh and sometimes want to cry. I really would recommend this book for people, who are sixteen and older.

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Summary: I like this book.
Review: The book, "Dances With Wolves," written by Michael Blake is a wonderful novel. This story is about the life of one person, Lieutenant John Dunbar. He is anxious to be a good U.S.Soldier. After the Civil War, he arrives at an abandoned army post, where he finds himself alone. The author, Michael Blake,depicts Dunbar as a strong human character,who despite his surrounding circumstances, has lived productively and organized his week-days. Later he becomes friends with an Indian tribe and soon he finds his love. My favorite part of the story is the development of the main character, because the reader is gradually introduced to a dynamic, handsome individual with a strong soul. When I read this book I learned about the life and traditions of Native Americans. I like books which make me smile, laugh and sometimes want to cry. I really would recommend this book for people, who are sixteen and older.

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Summary: Dance with Wolves
Review: The book,"Dance with Wolves", written by Michael Blake explores the theme of how different races coexistence. The main character, Lieutenant John Dunbar, who was a Union soldier, meets the Comanche, who are Native Americans on the frontier. The reader is reminded how important symbols are in a different tradition in order to survive. The overall tone of the book is one of conflict and emotion. American history provides the backdrop for the novel. The book also might evoke the reader to question whether the the US goverment is still invading the land of people who are racially different. I recommend this book to high school students or young adults because I want younger people to understand with objectivity what America is doing to countries today. The book is a historical fiction novel and has a hidden message for peace.

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Summary: Dance with Wolves
Review: The book,"Dance with Wolves", written by Michael Blake explores the theme of how different races coexistence. The main character, Lieutenant John Dunbar, who was a Union soldier, meets the Comanche, who are Native Americans on the frontier. The reader is reminded how important symbols are in a different tradition in order to survive. The overall tone of the book is one of conflict and emotion. American history provides the backdrop for the novel. The book also might evoke the reader to question whether the the US goverment is still invading the land of people who are racially different. I recommend this book to high school students or young adults because I want younger people to understand with objectivity what America is doing to countries today. The book is a historical fiction novel and has a hidden message for peace.

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Summary: Interesting Novel
Review: The novel "Dances with Wolves", written by Michael Blake, is an interesting story because it clearly illustrates the lives of the Indians and the settlers when they fought over the possession of the Western territory. The story also describes the deeply rooted feelings and fears that both the Indians and settlers had for each other.
This story demonstrates how people can adapt to different cultures and customs because of necessity. Moreover, it describes how people are capable of modifying their identity for a variety of reasons like to survive, to live in a community, and to improve their own customs and ideas.
Nevertheless, the novel has a considerable amount of new words that at times made it hard to explain and to understand some parts of this novel. For this reason, sometimes reading the story was a task. This obstacle had an advantage for me since I want to learn and understand English, because you can enrich your vocabulary if you are not a native English speaker.

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Summary: Excelent Plot, but . . .
Review: The plot is excellent, but the writing left something to be desired. It is obvious that Dances With Wolves is Michael Blake's first novel. In my opinion, you should rent the movie intead of buying the book.