Ceremony
by Leslie Silko
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalwarslowunsavouryheavyrealisticemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leadsempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeSerious and emotional: an unsavoury novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
"This story, set on an Indian reservation just after World War II, concerns the return home of a war-weary Navaho young man. Tayo, a young Native American, has been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and the horrors of captivity have almost eroded his will to survive. His return to the Laguna Pueblo reservation only increases his feeling of estrangement and alienation.
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- Author
- Leslie Silko
- Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 262
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- Open Library
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