The Sentence
The Sentence
Unsure of provenance. Recommended? Dank memories of — something.
After grabbing the book, The Sentence, reading a few pages, I searched the author’s name, part of the Native American Renaissance. That included a personal favorite, Leslie Marmon Silko. A little later, in The Sentence:
‘Almanac of the Dead. A masterwork.’ Page 28.
Almanac of the Dead — one of my all-time favorite books. I haven’t re-read it in a while, maybe next January.
“This area is Dakota homeland, the territory of Cloud Man’s people.” Page 46.
Sets a pace, and adds a fine veneer to narrative based in a place.
Sidebar: see Reservation Dogs.
Remind me to link to that author.
Then off to biblical trivia, a fly in the ointment?
“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour.” Ecclesiastes 10:1
Then it sours as the pandemic spreads, and the fear seeps in. Ghost stories, against that sentiment.
More interesting to me, following Termination Shock, the understanding of current events, and true stewards of the land. And race. Kind of a deal.
It was early passages from that Neal Stephenson that helped with the views in The Sentence — indigenous views.
Perfect for the holidays, “it’s grandma food, ‘bad for the arteries but good for the heart.’” Page 232.