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A review by mnboyer
The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative by Thomas King
5.0
Stories are all that we have. Every day each of us tell stories, even if it is just recounting our day to someone that was not there. Wasn't it great when I tripped on the stairs and almost fell, but we all ended up laughing? Sometimes we tell stories to remember something a bit more serious. Do you remember what our great grandmother made for Thanksgiving the year before she died--was it the sweet potatoes or the green bean dish that she made? Stories are all that we have.
King reminds us of this as he tells stories over and over, often changing just a bit here and there. The story is a great example of how smaller essays can make up a great story collection. Each of the stories in this book start the same--with the creation of the world, which was floating on the turtle's back. King reminds us that there will always be a story. And there will always be a turtle.
A great example of repetition, oral narrative, and definitely something you should pick up and read to better understand American Indian literature.
King reminds us of this as he tells stories over and over, often changing just a bit here and there. The story is a great example of how smaller essays can make up a great story collection. Each of the stories in this book start the same--with the creation of the world, which was floating on the turtle's back. King reminds us that there will always be a story. And there will always be a turtle.
A great example of repetition, oral narrative, and definitely something you should pick up and read to better understand American Indian literature.