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The Shadow Catcher
The Shadow Catcher
Author: Marianne Wiggins
ISBN-13: 9780743265201
ISBN-10: 0743265203
Publication Date: 6/5/2007
Pages: 336
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
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4 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

jazzysmom avatar reviewed The Shadow Catcher on + 907 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
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.
reviewed The Shadow Catcher on + 134 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
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.
reviewed The Shadow Catcher on
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.
BigGreenChair avatar reviewed The Shadow Catcher on + 461 more book reviews
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.