Ceremony: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Leslie Marmon Silko
Creator: Larry Mcmurtry
Publisher: Penguin Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  128 reviews
Sales Rank: 1303
Media: Paperback
Edition: Anniversary
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0143104918
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780143104919
ASIN: 0143104918
Publication Date: December 26, 2006
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Product Description
Thirty years since its original publication, Ceremony remains one of the most profound and moving works of Native American literature, a novel that is itself a ceremony of healing. Tayo, a World War II veteran of mixed ancestry, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation. He is deeply scarred by his experience as a prisoner of the Japanese and further wounded by the rejection he encounters from his people. Only by immersing himself in the Indian past can he begin to regain the peace that was taken from him. Masterfully written, filled with the somber majesty of Pueblo myth, Ceremony is a work of enduring power.
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 Haven't finished it, but so far it's good November 20, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have to read this for a lame LBST class, but I'm trying to make the best of it. As far as I can tell, it is pretty well written, it's just a shame that I don't care. My teacher, however, gives it rave reviews. If you're just looking for something to read that's interesting. Search Dean Koonz or Greg Hurwitz. Unless you are actually into anthropology, then this book might be for you. And why I spent this much time reviewing a book I don't even care about...well...I guess I don't know. Hahaha
 Breath-taking August 21, 2008
All I can add to the many thoughtful reviews here is this:
I've read very few works of fiction that have provoked a profound paradigm shift. This is one of the ones that did.
I couldn't look up from the pages and the story will stay with me for life.
I feel I owe a debt of gratitude to the author for her glorious writing and for helping me to see out of the eyes of someone from another culture. Not an easy book at times, if you're someone who can be caught up by a good writer's story. But not to be missed.
Ceremonies can heal August 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tayo is a half-white Laguna Indian suffering from the after-effects of his experiences in WWII. When he returns home, he is unable to find his place among his old friends or his family. Over time and with the help of a medicine man Tayo discovers his connection to the land and to ancient rituals. I liked the interspersed myths/poems (which are mixed into the narrative), but the landscape descriptions became tedious over time for me.
Surprising read July 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A serious and special read -- highly recommended for the spirit seeker or the simply interetsed in a tale of soul searching.
A MASTERPIECE January 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Stepping Off the Edge: Learning & Living Spiritual Practice
A classic in Native American literature, Ceremony tells the story of Tayo, a young Native man who returns from W.W.II with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Silko's masterful writing interweaves the personal, social and societal causes for Tayo's illness with traditional Native legends and cures. Beautiful, inspiring and very harsh. Like Tayo's life. A stellar book. I have a list of study questions our Book Review used in examining this book. E mail me if you want them.
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