A review by _kvjones_
Cogewea, the Half Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range by Mourning Dove

2.0

I would give a three for the parts I could tell were hers, and I would give very little to the parts I know the editor meddled with. I'm incredibly offended by his presence in the novel, which is egregious and obvious. Why can't we simply have our own voices? Why can't we write whatever stories we feel? Why did he feel the need to assert his knowledge of a different nation as she tried to tell a fictional story about someone from her own?

From a historical perspective I find this valuable, but also depressing. It shows similar problems that still exist. It shows a startling similarity even to today.

Also, as a complaint, I know the book is very dated, but also the way the dialogue functioned was hard to follow because it too often tried to show accents in a manner that was distracting.