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iymain's review
3.0
This was a melancholy book. It is written in a poetic format. I guess the author was going for "dreamy." The pictures are good, a little blurry which enhances the dream-like, memory quality of the story. It did a great job of capturing that sad, empty feeling one gets when looking at the relics of an extinct culture. My main problem with it is probably the whole reason it was written, but I found it to be Just Too Sad. Too hollow and discouraging.
That being said, it had some great factual information which was introduced at a child's level and the illustrations were great for creating a sense of the daily life of the Pueblo. I gave it two stars because it just left me feeling kinda blue. I'll bump it to three because I think that may have been the author's intent. It's hard to click "I like it" when it made me feel so sad, without feeling like an emotional massochist, but, there it is.
That being said, it had some great factual information which was introduced at a child's level and the illustrations were great for creating a sense of the daily life of the Pueblo. I gave it two stars because it just left me feeling kinda blue. I'll bump it to three because I think that may have been the author's intent. It's hard to click "I like it" when it made me feel so sad, without feeling like an emotional massochist, but, there it is.
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