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filmcritic23's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Gun violence and Murder
krysley's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
schnaucl's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I picked this up after watching the TV series Skinwalkers, which is based on this series. The book focuses a lot on culture, which is interesting, but has very little in the way of characterization which made it difficult to find something to hold onto. My understanding is that's true for the first 2-3 books so I may keep going a few more books to see if I want to continue.
The books were written in the 70s so there's a lot of casual smoking (including giving multiple cigarettes to a couple of high school students) and some attitudes about women that while they certainly exist today would be less socially acceptable.
The books were written in the 70s so there's a lot of casual smoking (including giving multiple cigarettes to a couple of high school students) and some attitudes about women that while they certainly exist today would be less socially acceptable.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, and Murder
meganpbennett's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Blessing Way is very much the first novel in a scene. It has all of the reasons why people love the Leaphorn and Chee books, though Leaphorn isn't that major of a character in this one. He's an important character, but he's not a major one.
The story follows an academic studying witchcraft on the Navajo Nation, who ends up riding along with Leaphorn out to a trading post/gas station. Leaphorn's trying to solve a murder, and the academic is doing research, helped by the multiple people who said that they saw a Navajo Wolf.
It's an interesting story, though the ending is a little rushed, with all strings being tied off in neat little bows.
The story follows an academic studying witchcraft on the Navajo Nation, who ends up riding along with Leaphorn out to a trading post/gas station. Leaphorn's trying to solve a murder, and the academic is doing research, helped by the multiple people who said that they saw a Navajo Wolf.
It's an interesting story, though the ending is a little rushed, with all strings being tied off in neat little bows.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death and Murder