Nora Pierce
Auteur van The Insufficiency of Maps: A Novel
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Nora Pierce teaches creative writing at Stanford University.
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I read this book while traveling and was pleased to have it. It held my interst and was a fine read.
My reaction in the end however is somewhat mixed. I was distracted by the similarities between this book and White Oleander and while they certainly deal with topics that deserve to be looked at often and from many angles, I still spent more time being reminded of the other book instead of simply taking in the story.
The other thing--and I hope this isn't a spoiler--is that the "take home message" was a bit muddled. On the face of it, it seems that basically Native American children--especially those from homes dealing with alcoholism and mental illness--have no hope and frankly white people who want to help just shouldn't try because even a good faith effort isn't going to be good enough. (In fact while Alice runs into cluelessness and prejudice after she goes into foster care with the new school and her foster family's extended family, the family itself is clearly trying to do what's best and accepts Alice for who and what she is.… (meer)
My reaction in the end however is somewhat mixed. I was distracted by the similarities between this book and White Oleander and while they certainly deal with topics that deserve to be looked at often and from many angles, I still spent more time being reminded of the other book instead of simply taking in the story.
The other thing--and I hope this isn't a spoiler--is that the "take home message" was a bit muddled. On the face of it, it seems that basically Native American children--especially those from homes dealing with alcoholism and mental illness--have no hope and frankly white people who want to help just shouldn't try because even a good faith effort isn't going to be good enough. (In fact while Alice runs into cluelessness and prejudice after she goes into foster care with the new school and her foster family's extended family, the family itself is clearly trying to do what's best and accepts Alice for who and what she is.… (meer)
I read this book while traveling and was pleased to have it. It held my interst and was a fine read.
My reaction in the end however is somewhat mixed. I was distracted by the similarities between this book and White Oleander and while they certainly deal with topics that deserve to be looked at often and from many angles, I still spent more time being reminded of the other book instead of simply taking in the story.
The other thing--and I hope this isn't a spoiler--is that the "take home message" was a bit muddled. On the face of it, it seems that basically Native American children--especially those from homes dealing with alcoholism and mental illness--have no hope and frankly white people who want to help just shouldn't try because even a good faith effort isn't going to be good enough. (In fact while Alice runs into cluelessness and prejudice after she goes into foster care with the new school and her foster family's extended family, the family itself is clearly trying to do what's best and accepts Alice for who and what she is.… (meer)
My reaction in the end however is somewhat mixed. I was distracted by the similarities between this book and White Oleander and while they certainly deal with topics that deserve to be looked at often and from many angles, I still spent more time being reminded of the other book instead of simply taking in the story.
The other thing--and I hope this isn't a spoiler--is that the "take home message" was a bit muddled. On the face of it, it seems that basically Native American children--especially those from homes dealing with alcoholism and mental illness--have no hope and frankly white people who want to help just shouldn't try because even a good faith effort isn't going to be good enough. (In fact while Alice runs into cluelessness and prejudice after she goes into foster care with the new school and her foster family's extended family, the family itself is clearly trying to do what's best and accepts Alice for who and what she is.… (meer)
I must agree with the review of MsBaba below. I was intrigued and spell-bound by the child's perspective of poverty, malnutrition, neglect, and alienation from mainstream culture in the first parts of the book. However, when she became part of the foster care system, Alice's "voice" lost something. The latter story line didn't ring true or authentic somehow. Nonetheless, I applaud Pierce for this look at the Native American subculture and its effect on children of alcoholics or the mentally ill.
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My reaction in the end however is somewhat mixed. I was distracted by the similarities between this book and White Oleander and while they certainly deal with topics that deserve to be looked at often and from many angles, I still spent more time being reminded of the other book instead of simply taking in the story.
The other thing--and I hope this isn't a spoiler--is that the "take home message" was a bit muddled. On the face of it, it seems that basically Native American children--especially those from homes dealing with alcoholism and mental illness--have no hope and frankly white people who want to help just shouldn't try because even a good faith effort isn't going to be good enough. (In fact while Alice runs into cluelessness and prejudice after she goes into foster care with the new school and her foster family's extended family, the family itself is clearly trying to do what's best and accepts Alice for who and what she is.… (meer)