Reviews

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

lermaline's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

rubybubbles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jenniferdiz71's review against another edition

*** read for Native American class 21’***

I have no idea what this book said. I know it’s about tayo who has severe ptsd but my understanding stops there. Hate the fact I had to read it for class bc I don’t think I can judge it fairly. Thus my no rating.

concertina's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

cmbohn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, Colonisation, and Alcoholism

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

yeahohyeahyeah's review against another edition

2.0

This was the second book that I read for my upcoming course, Fiction of the later 20th Century. It was okay. A little dull, but a decent story. I guess it's not something that I'd pick up on my own, and it didn't win me over.
The symbolic word I predict is "Blue."

billy_sellers's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

_micah_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Spoiler

Very slow, but felt like an important text, especially for all the Indigenous boys who came (and will come) back broken from fighting a US war. The jump from reality to 'magical realism'--not the term I actually like but I can't come up with anything better for a three sentence review--felt abrupt. Otherwise a sad but hopeful title that I'd recommend for anyone interested in mid-20th century history, PTSD, survivance, and what really comes after the war.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

vaporization's review against another edition

This book is so hard to read. I read this for an out-of-class, extra-credit assignment, so there was no class discussion, which I feel I would have greatly greatly benefited from. This is one of the books that needs careful attention paid to the details to understand.