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Book report
May. 18th, 2010 06:11 pmI read books as if every library, Paperbackswap.com, and Better World Books were going to shut down forever starting tomorrow. I found that I really like taking a minute to reflect on what I read, so I started doing these book reports. Whenever I have 5 or so books finished, I post a report.
Every Day is a Good Day edited by Wilma Mankiller --- This is a series of essays by contemporary Native American women, edited by the legendary activist Wilma Mankiller (who, incidentally, passed away earlier this year). The anthology is pretty good. The women write about their culture, spirituality, the lives of Native women, trying to uphold their tradition values in a culture that has severely impacted them. I felt that the anthology gave a good glimpse of the best aspects of this culture. Grade: B-
Crying with Cockroaches: Argentina to New York with Two Horses by Marianne du Toit – Could. Not. Put it down. The book is exactly what its subtitle indicates: one woman traveled from Argentina to New York with two horses. I read the 415 page book over a period of 3 days (2 of which I was working). I basically read it whenever I wasn’t working, eating, sleeping, or doing something else required. Her journey and her strength are amazing. The descriptions of the people and the culture in Latin America are heartbreaking and vivid. I don’t know too many others who got to spend time with and see what the daily lives are like for the people who live in the remote towns in Argentina, Bolivia, and other countries. I was particularly fascinated by that. I also appreciated that the author is interested in animals, and she documents some horrific instances of animal abuse along the way. I thank her for making this trek and for writing about it. Bonus – lots of great pictures. Grade: A
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Every Day is a Good Day edited by Wilma Mankiller --- This is a series of essays by contemporary Native American women, edited by the legendary activist Wilma Mankiller (who, incidentally, passed away earlier this year). The anthology is pretty good. The women write about their culture, spirituality, the lives of Native women, trying to uphold their tradition values in a culture that has severely impacted them. I felt that the anthology gave a good glimpse of the best aspects of this culture. Grade: B-
Crying with Cockroaches: Argentina to New York with Two Horses by Marianne du Toit – Could. Not. Put it down. The book is exactly what its subtitle indicates: one woman traveled from Argentina to New York with two horses. I read the 415 page book over a period of 3 days (2 of which I was working). I basically read it whenever I wasn’t working, eating, sleeping, or doing something else required. Her journey and her strength are amazing. The descriptions of the people and the culture in Latin America are heartbreaking and vivid. I don’t know too many others who got to spend time with and see what the daily lives are like for the people who live in the remote towns in Argentina, Bolivia, and other countries. I was particularly fascinated by that. I also appreciated that the author is interested in animals, and she documents some horrific instances of animal abuse along the way. I thank her for making this trek and for writing about it. Bonus – lots of great pictures. Grade: A
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