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Liked It “First hand account of a Lakota woman during the second siege of Wounded Knee and what lead up to it. Must read.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“First hand account of a Lakota woman during the second siege of Wounded Knee and what lead up to it. Must read.”
Litsa M wrote this review Monday, October 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Lakota woman is a powerful story about strength and struggle. Mary Crow Dog is a Native American woman growing up during a time where both of which played against her. Mary undergoes many hardships as she fights for her freedoms and the freedoms of her fellow Native Americans. As dangerous as a situation may be, is that payoff is beneficial to Mary or the Native American race as a whole, she whole-heartedly commits herself to the cause. This book however is not all about the success of Mary. Many times, the strength of her fellow ‘fighters’ are pushed to a point where they are forced to give up. Watching your friends and family be pushed to a place where they can no longer recover is at times very debilitating for Mary. However, her strong willed personality is what enables Mary to persevere and make great strides for the people of her race and for other oppressed by some strong force.
Nell B wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I really enjoyed reading this book. I felt it captured the essence of a strong woman in modern day America. Although this book does not take place in 2009, Mary reminds me of the person that I strive to be. However, although the majority of this story is about Mary fighting battles outside of her body, I liked very much how her interior ‘self-battles’ were included. The emotional struggle inside of her pertains to the struggle of truly discovering who she is and who she wants to become. In a country where everyone like her is striving to be someone else and to change themselves, Mary is confused as to what she wants to become. The traditions of those before her intrigue her and keep her wondering about her past. However, the teachings of her mother and the modern times force Mary to question her past and remain focused on re-inventing herself to become white. Although Mary has seen her many others, including her mother change themselves so as to ‘fit in’, Mary knows who she really is and strives to preserve that. In conclusion, this I enjoyed this story because it enabled me to question who I am as well. When I had completed the book, I was able to look at myself and my world through new eyes.
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“...a quick lesson on culture”
Tichina F wrote this review Friday, August 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Read this one for Modern America with Murphy to learn about the Native Americans status in the 60s and 70s. Personally, I found it boring and the writing majorly uninspired. Just because she has a unique story does not make her a writer. I think this book was so highly acclaimed only because of her minority status. Sounds mean, but I lost several hours to reading this.”
Christina F wrote this review Monday, June 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Honestly, this book took me about 25 pages to adjust to the writing style. I had a hard time, initially, to hear Mary Crow Dog's voice. But once I did figure out her pattern it was strong and impassioned. It was hard imagining the cruelty and injustices, but to realize it was only a few decades ago, within my lifetime, was particularly disturbing. I enjoyed the book and hope that someday there is a happy ending.”
Cristen T wrote this review Saturday, January 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“An angry woman writing a book about the injustices to her native american people. Did not enjoy the anger; not informational; just opinionated.”
Suzanne B wrote this review Saturday, November 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“enjoyed the journey with this wonderful woman and hope you will take it with her.”
Mother Watts wrote this review Wednesday, July 30 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I can't believe some of the things she endured. I love this book so much. It was sickening to read about the moletations and abuse by the Catholic preists that was going on in these schools the NA children were sent to. Then fast forward several years from the time I read this and suddenly this subject is making headlines because they were preying on alter boys, yet there was no fuss made decades ago when it happened to the NA children. It's truly saddening to read some of her stories and to realize it really wasn't that long ago.”
Christy wrote this review Monday, July 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I loved this book. I have Lakota friends and have read other books about Lakota spirituality and history. This book touched me in a very different way. It was personal, like sitting with a friend and sharing stories. It was the first time I've read anything that helped me understand the women I know in a much more personal way. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants a taste of rez life.”
Bee E wrote this review Saturday, April 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
