A review by thingtwo
House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday

2.0

Scott Momaday presents the story of Francesco, an old man living in the past. Woven into this story are the lives of other characters - Father Olguin, Abel, Tosomah - who live in the present, but also in the past. Momaday is exploring the past and its relationship with the present using dreams, myths, and symbols. Momaday is also a poet and artist, and his understanding of the oral tradition of storytelling comes across in his beautifully written sentences. However, and this is a big however, this book is boring. It's confusing. Momaday jumps from past to present, from character to character, without any warning to the reader. I can't believe this book won a Pulitzer. Lovely man, lovely writing, boring book.