tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645170464461303667.post2838321880304359521..comments2024-01-02T02:27:05.052-08:00Comments on Reading Through Life: Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge - Sitting BullCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662811441487822589noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645170464461303667.post-30010672434048288352016-02-10T19:42:43.231-08:002016-02-10T19:42:43.231-08:00I missed so many titles at the end of last year. ...I missed so many titles at the end of last year. Thank you, thank you Crystal for highlighting this book. I added it to my next order.Xena's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148266875207885836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645170464461303667.post-20860090144929703802016-02-10T19:21:08.128-08:002016-02-10T19:21:08.128-08:00Yes, it's a different way to do a biography. I...Yes, it's a different way to do a biography. I think it borders on fictionalizing, but it brings the reader in close.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662811441487822589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645170464461303667.post-89747239487157700882016-02-10T19:20:05.890-08:002016-02-10T19:20:05.890-08:00Yes, I thought that it was nice to have read the C...Yes, I thought that it was nice to have read the Crazy Horse book so recently. There was some overlap. They would work together well.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662811441487822589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645170464461303667.post-72274094451482291612016-02-10T10:26:17.939-08:002016-02-10T10:26:17.939-08:00Interesting that he (she? not sure which S. D. Nel...Interesting that he (she? not sure which S. D. Nelson is) chose to tell the story in Sitting Bull's voice. That has to be a tricky craft choice.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251236377525751515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645170464461303667.post-90322243452884991812016-02-10T09:20:50.398-08:002016-02-10T09:20:50.398-08:00So true - historical figures so often become lost ...So true - historical figures so often become lost in legend, and we lose sight of the fact that they were people like you and me, just trying to make sense of a rapidly changing world, and trying to do what was right for their people. Sounds like a powerful book!Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645170464461303667.post-45597573686972396172016-02-10T07:42:52.244-08:002016-02-10T07:42:52.244-08:00I need to read this book too, having just read the...I need to read this book too, having just read the book about following in Crazy Horse's footsteps. Thanks for the detailed review, Crystal. It sounds and looks wonderful.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-645170464461303667.post-71664102628211211042016-02-10T05:58:17.643-08:002016-02-10T05:58:17.643-08:00I like how you said the book shows him as a human ...I like how you said the book shows him as a human being, not a legend. That's an important thought!Michele Knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087579707297009719noreply@blogger.com