This is an interesting book, though as others have said, the last third is by far the best. Frazier, a white travel writer, befriends an Oglala Sioux man named Le from the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, and writes about his time hanging out with Le and his friends and family. He also writes...
I received a promotional copy of this book through the First Reads program. Rating: Somewhere in the 3 to 3 1/2 range.I really like the title piece. "Capitalist Pastorale" is a waste of time. The others fall somewhere in between, with "Edward Weston's Nudes" being one of the better pieces and the Bl...
Part travel memoir, part history lesson, and overall a fantastic read about a section of our country (and history) that is far too often overlooked.