Part time Indian
This wasn’t the most intense book I have ever read, but it
was definitely the saddest book I read in this class. Compared to the books I
will blog on next week, it was downright playful. I think that was the author’s
idea, to be able to give the reader a taste of the book without making them
feel as if they were living it. I chose to read this book because I would like
to teach Native Americans in hopes of bringing serious awareness to their
poverty. That, and also I enjoy the idea of working with instead of against
nature, something that I feel the Native American culture signifies greatly.
So, how about the book? Well… I felt that the climax of the
book came towards the beginning and that everything after it was just the
conclusion of what happened after the climax. The plot was beautiful and the
writing style was wonderful, but I couldn’t see myself recommending this book
to any of my students. It may confuse new or reluctant readers. Lifetime
readers may want to analyze it further than my science teaching could go. I
would still keep it in my classroom for those who may want to read it, but I
would leave a note in it asking them to not come to me with questions on it.
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