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Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

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casparb's review against another edition

both heavy & light I think LMS' particular genius here is in form which is ALMOst Melvillean in its brilliance of making something so intricate & precise & in a way cumbersome so very manageable, skating. EXCELELtn NOVEL

remigves's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.0

balinkili's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.25

dimples0508's review against another edition

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4.0

I didn't think this story would be what it ended up being! Towards three quarters of the books I almost stopped reading it because it was pretty violent or nonsensical but I see Leslie Marmon's point with the conclusion to the book and I really enjoyed the story. I guess, logically, I wanted this book to be about Tayo going to a man for healing and all that he learned from the healer (it is called ceremony right) but it delves a little more into the world needing healing as a whole. Right now, I think the world really needs healing.

cemoses's review against another edition

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2.0

The beginning was good but I found the book hard to follow and difficult to read after the middle. Se uses poetry to tell the story which is not to my taste.