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Summary: I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
Review: Although I found the book interesting and very readable, I was often reminded of Carlos Castaneda. I knew nothing about Ms. donner previously so I was surprised to find that she was acquainted with Mr. Castaneda. The book probably is fairly accurate as far as the cultural anthropology is concerned but there are many areas that are not believable. I would recommend this book as a light read about the Yanomamo.
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Summary: Nice Story
Review: Florinda Donner is woman from Carlos Castanedas circle. When I take this book to read I expect a book about nagualism. But this book has nothing with it. It is book about life of white woman in the indian shabono in south american jungle. I am not an antrologist, so I cannot say anything about an antropological value of the book. Also, I cannot say if the story presented in this book is true or if it is an imagination. But, I can say that I like the story. You shoud read this book as an novel, like Celestine Prophecy by Redfield and Alcemist by Coelho.
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Summary: Very interesting; the feminine side ...
Review: Having read several books about the Yanomami, it was very refreshing to read this book, written so fascinating and pure by Florinda. It has given me a better idea of the feminine point of view in Yanomami society. As an addition to the 'pure' anthroplogical books on the Yanomami I would like to recommend this book.
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Summary: A book for schoolkids!
Review: HOnestly, I enjoyed this book. It was just that I read it when I was about 16 years old. It was fun, yes. Yet I got the strange feeling that I could have written that book after just my intro to anthropology course in my freshman year in college. I could excuse myself to the readers that I was not going to use orthodox anthropological methods, and then let my imagination run wild. So much for the power and luck idea. All tough CAstaneda readers like myself might find themselves a bit disappointed. The Yanomamo is indeed one of the best studied groups in the world! You could watch an educational video and write a review with some made up moments with a similar result true for this book that it was made through dreaming. So, all teens, go buy the book. Some cool sex with the natives. Some drugs. THat is all. Dn't fall in love with it:)Hey, I am not arguing that the information is false, just the way it is presented looks kinda phoney... well, the gal did a good job, but could have been better, she is a sorcerer after all! But I guess they do not make the witches the way they used to anymore.
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Summary: I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
Review: I really thoroughly enjoyed this book. Donner got to know the Yanomamo intimately, and her experiences are fascinating.
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Summary: Florinda's Excellent Adventure
Review: So, y'know, like, there's this really geeky anthropologist ? She's goin around with a notebook and tape recorder, and like sticking her nose in all these foreign people's business ? She probably even, like, goes in for all kindsa dorky music, you know, like Bay Thoven or Lawrence Whelk ? But one day, she goes, "Whoa, dude ! Like I'm outta here." and like she disappears into the Amazon jungle with this Indian who's like totally cool. You shoulda seen his abs. She takes along a big diamond and a pearl, but no matches. She winds up hanging out with this Indian tribe deep in the forest who eat all kinds of totally yucky things, sleep in hammocks, and don't even have TV. Amazing. She shoots fish with arrows, goes around naked, gets into body painting, and really gets into the culture, you know what I mean ? And she really digs the Indian philosophy-`cuz y'know they're like really close to nature. They know stuff that we don't know, magic and everything. Awesome sunsets and storms too. The real downer was she lost all her notes and photos. What a bummer, huh ? But she gave them her diamond and pearl before she came back to L.A. Yes, sorry about that. SHABONO is an excellent read----descriptions of the jungle, the Indians, and adventures galore. I would say it is engrossing and well worth a few hours of your time. If, however, you are looking for anthropology, if you are looking for information about the oft-studied Yanomamo, the world's official "Primitive People", then give this book a miss. It's unbelievable. Donner definitely knew something about the Yanomamo, but how much time she ever spent with them is open to question. This book could have been written as anthropo-fiction. If that is the case, then I owe the author an apology because it deserves five stars as an effort in that direction. But with endorsements by Carlos Castaneda on front and back covers, I think she wanted readers to believe that this all happened. No way, dude.
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Summary: Florinda's Excellent Adventure
Review: So, y'know, like, there's this really geeky anthropologist ? She's goin around with a notebook and tape recorder, and like sticking her nose in all these foreign people's business ? She probably even, like, goes in for all kindsa dorky music, you know, like Bay Thoven or Lawrence Whelk ? But one day, she goes, "Whoa, dude ! Like I'm outta here." and like she disappears into the Amazon jungle with this Indian who's like totally cool. You shoulda seen his abs. She takes along a big diamond and a pearl, but no matches. She winds up hanging out with this Indian tribe deep in the forest who eat all kinds of totally yucky things, sleep in hammocks, and don't even have TV. Amazing. She shoots fish with arrows, goes around naked, gets into body painting, and really gets into the culture, you know what I mean ? And she really digs the Indian philosophy-'cuz y'know they're like really close to nature. They know stuff that we don't know, magic and everything. Awesome sunsets and storms too. The real downer was she lost all her notes and photos. What a bummer, huh ? But she gave them her diamond and pearl before she came back to L.A. Yes, sorry about that. SHABONO is an excellent read----descriptions of the jungle, the Indians, and adventures galore. I would say it is engrossing and well worth a few hours of your time. If, however, you are looking for anthropology, if you are looking for information about the oft-studied Yanomamo, the world's official "Primitive People", then give this book a miss. It's unbelievable. Donner definitely knew something about the Yanomamo, but how much time she ever spent with them is open to question. This book could have been written as anthropo-fiction. If that is the case, then I owe the author an apology because it deserves five stars as an effort in that direction. But with endorsements by Carlos Castaneda on front and back covers, I think she wanted readers to believe that this all happened. No way, dude.
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Summary: A SUBJECTIVE view
Review: This is a decent story telling book, completely subjective. It leaves a lot to be desired and a more factual OBJECTIVE anthropology book would be necessary to understand the yanomamo indians because the author tells her story but doesn't explain the signifigance of myths, rituals, and customs.
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