tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post507649228252997581..comments2024-03-27T14:08:51.191-05:00Comments on American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): Rubbing noses in Katherine Kirkpatrick's BETWEEN TWO WORLDS Debbie Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-13808032438608084742014-06-13T08:27:21.712-05:002014-06-13T08:27:21.712-05:00Great review. I think if someone can't get the...Great review. I think if someone can't get the culture right, they shouldn't write a book about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-59739627042742746172014-06-06T10:37:13.416-05:002014-06-06T10:37:13.416-05:00Yes! The dialog is a mess.
Billy Bah's husban...Yes! The dialog is a mess.<br /><br />Billy Bah's husband says, one-too-many-times, "Woman!" rather than her name. <br /><br />Kirkpatrick has a section Notes about getting help in figuring out names to use, but the nicknames Billy Bah gives to characters are straight out of fail-land in terms of naming Native characters:<br /><br />"Tooth Girl" has a gap in her front teeth.<br />"Runny Nose" has a runny nose.<br />"Fat One" is lazy. <br />"Bag of Bones" is skinny. Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-14832257744762698432014-06-06T10:24:58.188-05:002014-06-06T10:24:58.188-05:00The language between characters is stilted in a &q...The language between characters is stilted in a "Me Tarzan. You Jane," type way. That and is is poorly written, for which there is no excuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com