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Lädt ... Calling for a Blanket Dancevon Oscar Hokeah
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I was challenged to be engaged by this book. I led a book discussion on the novel and most of the people were more compelled by the book than I was. To each their own. ( ) audio fiction (~7 hrs, read by the author with another narrator) CW/TW: violence, alcoholism, drug addiction. intergenerational stories told by multiple characters (with mixed indigenous and Mexican roots), each with their own heartbreaking struggles to contend with, and which, when combined, form a portrait of the life of a man named Ever, his family, and a community. Protagonist Ever Geimausaddle’s mother is Cherokee and Kiowa and his father is Mexican. He and his relatives experience many obstacles and issues common to Native American communities, such as depression, unemployment, and addiction. Ever’s story is told from multiple generational perspectives, starting with his grandparents. Each chapter is narrated by a different character. Ever eventually gets to speak on his own behalf in the ending chapter. This novel portrays how community and culture can be helpful in overcoming individual problems. The author highlights many distinctions between Cherokee and Kiowa traditions. It includes stomp dances, the titular blanket dance, and powwows. I particularly enjoyed the way the novel is structured, gradually providing more information as the story progresses. It is an impressive debut. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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HTML:A moving and deeply engaging novel about a young Native American man as he learns to find strength in his familial identity. Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face myriad obstacles. His father's injury at the hands of corrupt police, his mother's struggle to hold on to her job and care for her husband, the constant resettlement of the family, and the legacy of centuries of injustice all intensify Ever's bottled-up rage. Meanwhile, all of Ever's relatives have ideas about who he is and who he should be. His Cherokee grandmother urges the family to move across Oklahoma to find security; his grandfather hopes to reunite him with his heritage through traditional gourd dances; his Kiowa cousin reminds him that he's connected to an ancestral past. And once an adult, Ever must take the strength given to him by his relatives to save not only himself but also the next generation of family. How will this young man visualize a place for himself when the world hasn't given him a place to start with? Honest, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, Calling for a Blanket Dance is the story of how Ever Geimausaddle found his way to home. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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