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a_manning11's review against another edition
5.0
This award winning book just sounded too good to pass up, I just had to read it. The experiences and stories told by Chief Joe Medicine Man are historical and personal, and provide invaluable insight into Native American history and culture. The text reads as if it was related in the tradition of story-telling, and is easy to follow.
I think this book contains a lot that would make it appeal to middle school readers, especially boys, and kindle their interest in Native American culture.
I think this book contains a lot that would make it appeal to middle school readers, especially boys, and kindle their interest in Native American culture.
common_household_mom's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
amylandranch's review
2.0
This is a short memoir written by Joseph Medicine Crow about his life. I picked it up because my school district recently removed Part Time Diary from our supplemental list and is looking for a replacement. In comparison to Sherman Alexie's book and what it has to offer, this book doesn't measure up. However, it is an interesting account of his life and what he accomplished. It feels like it is written for a child, not young adults. Maybe it is because of the large font. I also felt like some of the issues (sending Native American kids to boarding schools, distrust of white men, etc) was played down. For students interested in Native American culture, this is a quick informative read about the Crow people.
scarlettsims's review
4.0
I liked that this book showed a mix between cultures... the narrator, Joseph Medicine Crow grew up in a time when Crow culture was mixing with "American" or "white" culture. He compares his activity in WWII fighting the Germans to the way the Crow fought their enemies. There is also an element of Crow religion and folklore, and a sense of what "family" means in the Crow culture. I recently read an article by Cynthia Leitich Smith in which she was saying that Native American authors weren't as tied down to having a straight linear story and that seems to be true in this book; the story really comes full circle at the end.
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