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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
I won this book as a FirstRead.
Heart Berries is a memoir of a Native American woman and especially a look at the relationships in her life.
This book was heartbreaking. The author has been through a lot in her life. My only complaint is that the stories she tells in the book jump back and forth in time, which made it difficult to follow at times.
Heart Berries is a memoir of a Native American woman and especially a look at the relationships in her life.
This book was heartbreaking. The author has been through a lot in her life. My only complaint is that the stories she tells in the book jump back and forth in time, which made it difficult to follow at times.
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Very well written. There are sentences here and there that are so incredible that they blow your mind and question or eloquently articulate your understandings of the “Indian sick” or reconceptualize human beings capacities in coping. Wow.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I'm not rating how interesting her life is or anything. The writing wasn't for me at all nor the format. I just never like memoirs written in quirky ways.
fast-paced
I'm always conflicted about rating and reviewing memoirs- it feels like a very fine line between validating and invalidating someone's experiences, their existence, their opinions, their feelings, etc.
But when it comes down to it, generally, I rate them simply based on writing style and how well the book flowed for me- was it easy for me to follow along with the timeline, was it relatively easy to follow all the who's-who of everyone involved, etc.
Although Heart Berries has a lot of beautiful passages and touches on some very important points, I more often than not felt very lost and confused. I struggled to follow the order of events and sometimes it was hard to keep track of everyone involved- such as who was being spoken of or to specifically at any given moment throughout the book. In that regard, the writing style was just not for me.
Even though I only gave it two ⭐, I still feel it's certainly worth reading.
But when it comes down to it, generally, I rate them simply based on writing style and how well the book flowed for me- was it easy for me to follow along with the timeline, was it relatively easy to follow all the who's-who of everyone involved, etc.
Although Heart Berries has a lot of beautiful passages and touches on some very important points, I more often than not felt very lost and confused. I struggled to follow the order of events and sometimes it was hard to keep track of everyone involved- such as who was being spoken of or to specifically at any given moment throughout the book. In that regard, the writing style was just not for me.
Even though I only gave it two ⭐, I still feel it's certainly worth reading.
It was ok. memoir of the traumas growing up mentally ill and Native American in the US
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced