Take a photo of a barcode or cover
jordantaylor 's review for:
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
by Margaret Craven
A beautiful and tragic story about some of the last traditional Native American Indians, and their gradual disenchantment with their own culture. This book is sad, while still hopeful for the future.
The author herself actually lived with the Indian tribe she is writing about, and the rich detail in which she illustrates their culture is fascinating.
(This is random, but I thought I would say...) My favorite character was that of Jim, a young Indian who stubbornly insists that he will marry his sweetheart, even when she is engaged to someone else.
I also liked how this story is different from the usual Native American and English relations book. The white men were not portrayed as evil or good. But, even more unusual, the Indians were not described as entirely innocent victims, either.
The author herself actually lived with the Indian tribe she is writing about, and the rich detail in which she illustrates their culture is fascinating.
(This is random, but I thought I would say...) My favorite character was that of Jim, a young Indian who stubbornly insists that he will marry his sweetheart, even when she is engaged to someone else.
I also liked how this story is different from the usual Native American and English relations book. The white men were not portrayed as evil or good. But, even more unusual, the Indians were not described as entirely innocent victims, either.