mjanemartin 's review for:

Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt

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I was really looking forward to this book. I like Native American legends and wisdom. I can't get past the "dream". It's pages and pages of the most detailed sequence of events. It's an epic poem. It would be like if someone told you they dreamed The Odyssey. It just doesn't ring true. I've never heard of anyone experiencing such a detailed and complete story in a dream. Perhaps it's a vision or trance and not really a dream? I don't know. But, I'm not giving up on this book. Only shelving it to try again.