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If you like a read pertaining to Native Americans and enjoy the west this is a perfect read. It has alot of pictures from a lovely collection, of Native Americans, the West, homes, weddings and people of this era in general. This is an old fashioned detective story, the American West, death, time, and memory. The subjugation of Native Americans and the rise of photography. Very interesting with more truth then fiction entwined in this story.
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Not quite as good as "Evidence of Things Unseen", but close. Wiggins' excellent writing is at the forefront of this novel, and the parallel storylines bring an interesting dimension to the book. Full of a cast of fascinating historical characters, and interspersed with photos from Curtis' collection. An excellent, thought-provoking read.
An astonishing and beautiful book about the intersection of art and passion. It weaves together a fictionalized account of the life of photographer Edward Curtis with a faux "memoir" of the author's life. I loved the book as a whole, but I thought the Curtis sections were stronger than the Wiggins sections. And there's a mystery bit, concerning a man who might or might not be the fictionalized Wiggins' father, the resolution of which I think doesn't entirely make sense. Still, I found the writing lyrical, the story thought-provoking, and the characters well-drawn and moving.
Excellent book; well-written. How does she manage to make you read the whole thing, then want to go back and start over again? By the time I got to the end I realized it had about four sub-plots and felt I'd missed some of the depth. Will re-read.
