- Taschenbuch: 272 Seiten
- Verlag: Penguin (Non-Classics); Auflage: Reissue (1. September 1991)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0140254749
- ISBN-13: 978-0140254747
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,4 x 13,1 x 1,7 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.4 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (7 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 27.235 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Situated on the vast prairie of western Canada, the small town of Medicine River and the nearby Blackfoot Indian reservation are the focal points of this joyfully offbeat tale. Narrated with compassion and humor by 40-year-old Blackfoot bachelor and wedding photographer Will, the basic story line captures the pleasure and pain of daily life in this remote community. Will's best friend, local do-gooder Harlen Bigbear, for instance, hopes to marry him to prosperous accountant and unwed mother Louise Heavyman. As with most of Harlen's schemes, things do turn out for the best. A mosaic of sharply etched vignettes that, in the end, form a mesmerizing whole, this is an astonishingly good first novel.
- James B. Hemesath, Adams State Coll. Lib., Alamosa, Col.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
- James B. Hemesath, Adams State Coll. Lib., Alamosa, Col.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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YA-- Medicine River is a small town near an Indian reserve in Western Canada. Narrated by the town's only Native American photographer, the loosely woven episodes revolve around Harlen Bigbear, whose specialty is providing "general maintenance" to his friends and acquaintances. There is humor and warmth, whether Harlen is persuading Will--who is over 40--to play on the all-Native basketball team or to court Louise Heavyhands, or whether he is arranging the lives of his neighbors and friends. Interwoven into the story are the narrator's bittersweet experiences of growing up with his brother, James; enduring the eccentricities of his Native American mother; and wondering about the white father he doesn't remember. These characters all fall within the mainstream of American cultural experience, yet they should expand YAs' multicultural awareness.
- Ruth Melvin, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
- Ruth Melvin, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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This intricately woven novel is a modern masterpiece. Although I showed the movie (starring Graham Greene as Will) in my class this semester, most of my students clamored to read the book as well, and as a result got a fuller experience for having done so. King is able to say so very much about the nature of human beings while at the same time adds the touch of humor that seems to be so lacking in most modern novels with something to say. I have read this book at least five times, and have purchased more than six copies--I keep lending them to friends or giving them as gifts. Read Thomas King--a clear, welcome voice for the new millenium.
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This book is one of the reasons that I never regret going to university, and why I'd like to thank Dr Laura Peters for including it on her Canadian Literature Course. It's brilliance lies in the fact that on the one hand it is easy to read, enjoyable and light fiction; whilst on the other hand it is a complex novel of modernity, identity and history. Bring what you will to the novel, and take what you want from it - but you will come away from the book feeling better for the experience of reading it
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I've been fortunate to teach King's wonderful book to students at several American universities. His insights into Will's complex identity is compelling for my native and non-native students alike. If one can stop laughing long enough at the crazy antics of the characters, the depth of the author's feeling for this native community, and for the richness of their very human entanglements shines through. Very, very, highly recommended.
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A good, enjoyable read.
While there was no main struggle that the main character must overcome, as is the typical structure of a novel, this book was enjoyable and very well-written. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. März 1998 veröffentlicht
Best book I have read since Jurassic Park by Micheal Crichto
Although it was a blunt 261 pages the story of a small time photographer and his adventures and mishaps with his friends and acquaintences in a small town called Medicine River was... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 1. Dezember 1997 veröffentlicht
Native people finding their places in Canadian society.
Intertwined story lines from some chapters display a true writing skill. Best read at a critical and academic level.
Am 9. November 1997 veröffentlicht
One big Seinfeld episode (sort of)
Medicine River had no exciting plot. Not that the book was a bore, it's just that it wasn't going anywhere. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 29. September 1997 veröffentlicht
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