Aynur Ekmek Ekmek itibaren Meškauščizna, Lithuania
I really enjoyed reading The Heart of a Chief by Joseph Bruchac. The voice of the narrator is very strong. I can see what he is seeing and feel what he is feeling. Throughout the book I was taken back to middle school and I recognized similarities, such as how friends in elementary school are no longer your friends in middle school and how difficult that is sometimes to deal with. I liked how Chris grew and at the end of the book I cried when Chris says that, “the heart of a true chief beats with the hearts of the people” (153). That was such a profound statement to me; it showed how much Chris understands at his young age.
Not a great read, but an essential introduction to the MORS series, a look at the creative birth of a genius, possibly the only of its kind in the modern era. Roth grew up in Harlem, spent eight years writing the most artistically accomplished novel ever produced by an American, and then quit writing for almost 50 years. That's some shit if I ever hoid it. Read this book, and then read the rest of MORS.
definitely has to be informed by Bradbury's F451