peeled_grape's review against another edition
fast-paced
Reference for: Christian colonialism, indigenous genocide, indigenous stories, hybrid collection, assimilation, residential schools, racism
rissasreading's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
3.5
3.5 - I enjoyed this small collection of Indian folklore. Most featured the character Iktomi, but there were a few without. It was nice to read these tales as they remind me of home while also being different. It's also incredible the amount that Zitkála-Sá did for the indigenous community in school and more because of her own experiences. An absolute legend.
scrow1022's review against another edition
4.0
Mix of story, essay, memoir, poetry. Tender and often wistful. This is just an introduction to her lifetime of activism, I find the introduction by Layli Long Soldier and helpful framework for the material and her method of transmitting it.
kaennomai's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
readingwithcoffee's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.5
The short book (though my copy was 151 pages so I don’t know if the ten others were just the title page etc that gets count on Libby or something else) is a collection of memoir excerpts, short stories, an essay and poetry by Native American artist and activist Zitkala-Sa. The poetry from the time period of the late 19th and early 20th I Can be be very hot and cold to by mood but it did remind me of other old poetry I found of good quality if not my preferences, the short essay ends fairly curtly but perhaps it is only an excerpt. I think it would have been good for an editor to remind a modern reader or someone unfamiliar with the continent’s history this was before native Americans had American citizenship and why they wanted it etc.
I love the short stories (and I think the collection builds on the arrangement and prices chosen very well) my favorite were “The Soft-Hearted Sioux” and “the wide spread enigma concerning blue star women” they were complex and multilayered short stories I think did a lot emotions while discussing multiple issues of the time.
I love the short stories (and I think the collection builds on the arrangement and prices chosen very well) my favorite were “The Soft-Hearted Sioux” and “the wide spread enigma concerning blue star women” they were complex and multilayered short stories I think did a lot emotions while discussing multiple issues of the time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Racial slurs
Moderate: Genocide and Colonisation
catladylover94's review against another edition
5.0
a collection of stories about her childhood of her family and her boarding school she was sent to after the white men took and killed her family