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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Yet another book I read in 7th grade for school. I remember this more than other books I read at that time, but I wasn't in love with it.
Read this with some friends - we were talking about favorite books from childhood and we all got a copy to read and talk about on our upcoming bi-weekly Zoom chat.
I had never heard of this (she’s from PA and I’m not, that could be why) and holy smokes. This has a lot of really dark stuff - makes me wonder how much I absorbed in other books as a kid and just accepted or how much went over my head.
My biggest curiosity was going to be Regina’s journey of her impression of the Allegheny who first attacked as she lived with them. It felt like there was the right amount of gray in her internal conflict with this. The Christian God stuff felt the most preachy and I would have appreciated a longer historical note to see if that was based in research or a choice the author made.
The tension in the book stayed high until the end so plot pacing was good even though she was stuck in one place physically for a long time. The book was blunt - no real care taken to soften any blows besides some of the vague language used in the Tiger Claw/Regina scene about halfway through.
I’m looking forward to talking to my friends about this and see what the friend who picked it remembers about why she was drawn to this.
I had never heard of this (she’s from PA and I’m not, that could be why) and holy smokes. This has a lot of really dark stuff - makes me wonder how much I absorbed in other books as a kid and just accepted or how much went over my head.
My biggest curiosity was going to be Regina’s journey of her impression of the Allegheny who first attacked as she lived with them. It felt like there was the right amount of gray in her internal conflict with this. The Christian God stuff felt the most preachy and I would have appreciated a longer historical note to see if that was based in research or a choice the author made.
The tension in the book stayed high until the end so plot pacing was good even though she was stuck in one place physically for a long time. The book was blunt - no real care taken to soften any blows besides some of the vague language used in the Tiger Claw/Regina scene about halfway through.
I’m looking forward to talking to my friends about this and see what the friend who picked it remembers about why she was drawn to this.
I am Tskinnak. I am white but I have been with Woelfin and the other Indians of our village for 9 winters. I don’t remember how I got here and the only words of the white man’s tongue I remember are in a song my mother sang me when I was a small child.
I’m not sure I would have the strength or courage Regina had. This was a very heart renching book.
I’m not sure I would have the strength or courage Regina had. This was a very heart renching book.
oh my god, I LOVED this book when i was a kid. i would never have remembered the name of it but i came across it on a book discussion community and freaked out. XD such a classic.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I haven’t exactly finished but I’m so close. This book was a re read for me. I read it probably 2-3 years ago and loved it. Re reading it just reminded me of why I loved it so much.
I will say that I cried the second time. I guess I’ve learned so much and have grown so much as a reader that I really connected with these characters. Especially knowing that it’s based on a true story. That just amps up the feelings
Reread #3: April 2020
5/5 Stars again
I have basically already wrote down what I feel for this book. It was sometimes hard to read, but I still love this book so much. I will never get tired of reading it.
SPOILERS NOW. DONT READ IF YOU HAVENT READ THE BOOK!!!!!!
The first thing that made me feel so sad was when Regina and her sister Barbara are separated. That is the last you hear of her and you don’t know what exactly happened to her after they split. The fact that they were split up just made me feel so sad for them both because then Regina was so lonely.
The next is when the only friend Regina, or Tskinnak as she is named when she starts living with the Indians, dies. I remembered that something bad happened but I didn’t remember it being that. I cried at that part especially when her husband Clear Sky said that the white men took his wife and sun and he had to bury them. I loved Regina’s friend. She was the one who actually loved Regina when she came to the village and actually helped her. I’m still not over that death.
When I actually shed tears though it was when the whole village basically dies. It’s insane how all of them die. You really start to feel for them through these author’s words and now that they’re gone it just hurts.
The thing that really made me cry was actually knowing that this was how Native Americans were treated during the time of the French and Indian war. How they were killed for saying or doing the wrong thing. They were the ones who were cheated out of everything. How the French promised them freedom. How they had to hide and fight and die for nothing. That’s what really made me cry and I’m crying now. This book really hit me hard and I really want to learn more about the main character. Maybe find some more books about her if there is any.
I will say that I cried the second time. I guess I’ve learned so much and have grown so much as a reader that I really connected with these characters. Especially knowing that it’s based on a true story. That just amps up the feelings
Reread #3: April 2020
5/5 Stars again
I have basically already wrote down what I feel for this book. It was sometimes hard to read, but I still love this book so much. I will never get tired of reading it.
SPOILERS NOW. DONT READ IF YOU HAVENT READ THE BOOK!!!!!!
The first thing that made me feel so sad was when Regina and her sister Barbara are separated. That is the last you hear of her and you don’t know what exactly happened to her after they split. The fact that they were split up just made me feel so sad for them both because then Regina was so lonely.
The next is when the only friend Regina, or Tskinnak as she is named when she starts living with the Indians, dies. I remembered that something bad happened but I didn’t remember it being that. I cried at that part especially when her husband Clear Sky said that the white men took his wife and sun and he had to bury them. I loved Regina’s friend. She was the one who actually loved Regina when she came to the village and actually helped her. I’m still not over that death.
When I actually shed tears though it was when the whole village basically dies. It’s insane how all of them die. You really start to feel for them through these author’s words and now that they’re gone it just hurts.
The thing that really made me cry was actually knowing that this was how Native Americans were treated during the time of the French and Indian war. How they were killed for saying or doing the wrong thing. They were the ones who were cheated out of everything. How the French promised them freedom. How they had to hide and fight and die for nothing. That’s what really made me cry and I’m crying now. This book really hit me hard and I really want to learn more about the main character. Maybe find some more books about her if there is any.
It's probably wrong to have loved this slanted kidnapping story, the type that was so popular in early American literature. I didn't realize it was a theme or remember this book until a presentation on it in a class tonight. I didn't even remember the name of the book but did an Amazon search for stuff written before '95 in children's books about Indians. 'Twas written in '93, apparently. I'm good!
man i had to read this book in seventh grade... it slapped then and it slaps now
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was an interesting read. Definitely a dated read. Could use a modern revision. Not altogether boring.