Book description
A sweeping, multifaceted tale of a young Native American pulled between the cherished traditions of a heritage on the brink of extinction and an encroaching white culture, Gardens in the Dunes is the powerful story of one woman's quest to reconcile two worlds that are diametrically opposed.
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1 author picked Gardens in the Dunes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love this book for the epic story it tells of two Native American sisters kidnapped from their home and reunited after separate journeys. There’s something extraordinary about Silko's ability to craft a novel about the horrors of violence against Native Americans and make it a book of resilience and affirmation.
It may not have the heft of her other epic novel, Almanac of the Dead (which I also love), but whereas Almanac has no likable characters and many brutal stories, this one manages to have no unlikeable characters despite the underlying brutality of the stories it tells.
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From Christopher's list on The best books to read after Joseph Conrad.
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