Black Hills by Dan Simmons
Black Hills

Dan Simmons

Black Hills

Dan Simmons

618 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced

Description

Paha Sapa, 'Black Hills' is a Red Indian shaman who as a young boy at the Battle of Bighorn takes the ghost of the dying General Custer into his own body. 60 years later as an old man working as a dynamiter on Mount Rushmore, he plots to blow it up.

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Community Reviews Summary of 113 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 66%
dark 66%
emotional 66%
hopeful 33%
informative 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | No: 33%

Average rating

3.48

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