tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post5127660996771729286..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: The American Experience, from an Indigenous PerspectiveAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-52826577768777354202015-03-09T19:39:51.662-05:002015-03-09T19:39:51.662-05:00Yeah, I don't think I could have handled the a...Yeah, I don't think I could have handled the audiobook edition. Reading it in print was rough as well -- there's a lot of carnage, as you say, and even just reading one chapter per night gives you a lot of misery. But I'm glad it exists, and I wish, like you, that Americans were better-versed in the specifics of what was done to the Indians. Everyone will say "oh yeah we were terrible to the Indians," but they often won't know more details.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-12255917996824501482015-02-23T11:02:36.302-06:002015-02-23T11:02:36.302-06:00It sounds like this would make a fantastic pairing...It sounds like this would make a fantastic pairing with Thomas King's An Inconvenient Indian, perhaps not so much for content (although that would fit), but for style. King's use of humour doesn't not lighten the material, but it reminds you what a powerful tool laughter is, even amidst (especially amidst?) tragedy. (I know you've read that one too, though I don't recall if you've read King's fiction or only his non-fiction.)Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-73893674470959355792015-02-21T09:25:12.219-06:002015-02-21T09:25:12.219-06:00I will definitely be checking this book out. I wou...I will definitely be checking this book out. I would have loved to listen to it rather than get it in print, but I have been bothered in the past with audiobooks where there is a lot of repetition, so print it is!Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-6577612241242310552015-02-19T16:42:30.441-06:002015-02-19T16:42:30.441-06:00Even with its faults, I think this sounds like a v...Even with its faults, I think this sounds like a very important read. Such a timely review, too, considering what Oklahoma is doing. Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-92173595064408377202015-02-19T13:30:03.129-06:002015-02-19T13:30:03.129-06:00There was definitely shock value, but I don't ...There was definitely shock value, but I don't think she said anything just for sensationalism. She just repeated things over and over. Or the US government did the same horrible things over and over.<br /><br />That said, there's a lot of focus on the carnage. It's tough to read. I recommend giving it a try in a physical format and flip through the pages.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-25168701967061729872015-02-19T12:14:36.057-06:002015-02-19T12:14:36.057-06:00Hmmm, this is definitely one I'd consider read...Hmmm, this is definitely one I'd consider reading (though it sounds like it has a few issues that way as well). Still, a very important read, methinks. Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-90261646299878135612015-02-19T11:34:27.426-06:002015-02-19T11:34:27.426-06:00I'm not American but I will be reading this af...I'm not American but I will be reading this after your review. Lately, I've been reading some books about the British Empire (I'm British) and it's been difficult at times, but I think it's very important to educate ourselves as much as possible and get different perspectives of history. I was taught lots of the positives of the Empire at school, I just wish the atrocities had been touched on a bit more too.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-38601453647139481002015-02-19T11:23:28.976-06:002015-02-19T11:23:28.976-06:00Definitely an important topic and I will be checki...Definitely an important topic and I will be checking the book out - but, did you feel like it was too much spectacle? too much shock value? Topics such as this have to walk a very thin line for me. The truth is horrific, no doubt, but when too much focus - or the only focus - is on the carnage, I can get annoyed.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.com