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Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land by N. Scott Momaday
4 reviews
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Colonisation
crystalisreading's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Earth Keeper by M. Scott Momaday is a slight, quietly reflectful, minimally illustrated and yet impactful little book. Momaday muses on the Earth and on Native faith, on stories passed down to him by his family, on his connection to nature and his grief for its destruction. The book hovers somewhere between prose and poetry, with tender musings on the natural world around us and our own mortality, sometimes joyful, sometimes more somber.
"It is the present and the possibilities of a future that must concern us. Ours is a damaged world. we humans have done the damage, and we must be held to account. . . . There was a time when 'man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent,' this New World, 'commensurate to his capacity for wonder.' I would strive with all my strength to give that sense of wonder to those who will come after me."
Come to this book with an open heart, when you are feeling open to reflection and hearing a wise voice gently reminding us to do better. And why it is that we must do better. At only 65 pages, Earth Keeper could be a relatively fast read, or, as I read it, could be savored a bit at a time over a week or so. Either way, I recommend it as a reminder of how we should care for the Earth, and why, until it is our time too to go to the "farther camps" among the stars.
Thank you to #NetGalley and Harper Collins for granting me a digital #advancedcopy of #EarthKeeper in exchange for my honest review. The quotation is from the published edition.
"It is the present and the possibilities of a future that must concern us. Ours is a damaged world. we humans have done the damage, and we must be held to account. . . . There was a time when 'man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent,' this New World, 'commensurate to his capacity for wonder.' I would strive with all my strength to give that sense of wonder to those who will come after me."
Come to this book with an open heart, when you are feeling open to reflection and hearing a wise voice gently reminding us to do better. And why it is that we must do better. At only 65 pages, Earth Keeper could be a relatively fast read, or, as I read it, could be savored a bit at a time over a week or so. Either way, I recommend it as a reminder of how we should care for the Earth, and why, until it is our time too to go to the "farther camps" among the stars.
Thank you to #NetGalley and Harper Collins for granting me a digital #advancedcopy of #EarthKeeper in exchange for my honest review. The quotation is from the published edition.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Animal death
sarahaf712's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Genocide
dhrish's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I would highly recommend listening to the audiobook.
There is something about "Earth Keeper" that makes me pause for a minute. Part memoir, a part poetry collection and steeped in the tradition of storytelling. This reflection brought me right back to the traditions that define storytelling and leans strongly into oral traditions. I don't usually say this, but I think that the reading experience of this book is definitely enhanced when read out loud.
My only "criticism" I guess would be that there is a lot of jumping around from one thought to another. While the themes are clear and run through consistently; "Earth Keeper" is written in a style that reminded me of late-night conversations in which two people jump from one topic to another that although are related only make sense at the conclusion.
I am neither Kiowa nor Native American, so definitely take the criticisms in this review with the biggest pinch of salt.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
There are descriptions of animal hunting in this work.
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