Lillian L. (terril0) reviewed on 4/26/2012

The story seemed to take FOREVER to get started with the author's various introductions to the story (acknowledgments, quote, author's note, introduction, and prologue). When I FINALLY got to the story it was pretty fast,since it is written in a journal or diary type format. It is a different style of writing though; the author quotes others throughout the journal which makes it more of a book than a journal. I don't know many people that would write an actual journal and quote dialogues between people, but it seemed weird and took the idea of realness away from the story. But, the author does inform the reader in the introduction that the story is NOT true. I was really bummed when I read it. I like to be persuaded and find out in the end. So, you read the story isn't true and you go throughout the story knowing it isn't true-just doesn't make it a "fun" read.
A lot of feminism, "poor native americans", "big bad government", and "african american power" throughout the story, which makes it difficult to read without some emotion for each.

Overall, it was just O.K.

Reading the description made me REALLY want to read the story because of the idea of a woman overcoming the odds. Not at all what I had anticipated.

Lastly, the ending was depressing.

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