Reviews

Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman

julie_sapienza's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

jennms_qkw's review against another edition

4.0

Re-read #3 or 4 . . . First time in the late 80s, early 90's. Again around 2000. I wish the Native American could write or get something from Hillerman's.

linda48's review against another edition

4.0

Travel guide to the Four Corners, Comparative religion class, Sociology class, Anthropology classes (both physical and cultural), discussion on race relations, and a lecture on ethics - all rolled into 240 pages.

exuberant_crow's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

majkia's review against another edition

4.0

Very interesting with lots of Navajo and Zuni cultural, religious and psychological details.

Interestingly, I was also reading Once and Future Witches, so I was reading two books with culturally diverse ideas about witches.

amylynn1031's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

marcirenee1974's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

jhp's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

uncle_remus's review against another edition

4.0

I like that this series is not about how the Navajo / Zuni lived before white man, or how he lived (and died) under the advancement of white man. I like how it shows how they live currently (or near currently) - on Reservations, trying to hold on to traditional beliefs while influenced by White Men - be it universities (both educational institutions and visiting anthropologists), Christianity, drugs/alcohol, or capitalistic greed. I like how there is not a single facet denoting all Natives, but each tribe is distinct in culture, and within that, each character has a distinct personality; sometimes at conflict with each other, but always united in their conflict against White Men.

Still no Jim Chee.

bobf2d33's review against another edition

4.0

You should read all the Tony Hillerman mysteries. This is no exception. One of the few I missed. It seems like they just released all of the Hillerman books in e-book format and the libraries now have them.