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A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

Michael Dorris

Paperback | Pages: 372 pages

Rating: 3.86 | 16711 Users | 956 Reviews

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Original Title:	A Yellow Raft in Blue Water: A Novel
ISBN:	0312421850 (ISBN13: 9780312421854)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Montana(United States)

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Michael Dorris has crafted a fierce saga of three generations of Indian women, beset by hardships and torn by angry secrets, yet inextricably joined by the bonds of kinship. Starting in the present day and moving backward, the novel is told in the voices of the three women: fifteen-year-old part-black Rayona; her American Indian mother, Christine, consumed by tenderness and resentment toward those she loves; and the fierce and mysterious Ida, mother and grandmother whose haunting secrets, betrayals, and dreams echo through the years, braiding together the strands of the shared past.

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Title	:	A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Author	:	Michael Dorris
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 372 pages
Published	:	March 5th 2003 by Picador USA (first published January 1st 1987)
Categories	:	Fiction. Classics. Academic. School. Literary Fiction

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Ratings: 3.86 From 16711 Users | 956 Reviews

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After reading A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, I found myself unhappy with the literary merit of Michael Dorris novel. The story of three women of Native American descent in the Oregon and Montana area was stated to be a monumental novel. My original belief, upon reading the reviews in the front of the book, was that the novel would be an uplifting portrayal of three womens journeys throughout life. Unfortunately, my reading appetite was not sated. The typical vocabulary and unexciting plot line led

At first the tale seems straighforward. A teenage girl has an irresponsible mother who abandons her to a cold-hearted grandmother who doesn't want her either. Life on a remote and poverty stricken Indian reservation in Montana has never been easy, especially for a teenager who is half African American. Almost nothing in this absorbing tale is as it first appears. Everyone is holding secrets. Slowly, ever so slowly, events take on new meaning and the characters gain our compassion. The three

There's something peaceful about envisioning a yellow raft in blue water... Can you picture it? Maybe a warm summer breeze with the heat beating down on you. Serenity. Calmness. Or the vision of that raft floating in all kinds of weather be it torrential winds, waves or the gentle lapping on a windless day. It's solid but prone to taking a beating. It may be chipped or falling apart, but its pieces remain intact, holding it together. A symbol for family, perhaps. This is the story of Rayona,

Interesting character studies, this is the story of three generations of Native American women. We learn about their culture, poverty, and isolation. Two of the three characters are difficult to like, but the reader comes to understand, if not agree with the choices they make. Three and a half stars

What kept this from being a 4 or better for me is an ending I didn't find satisfying. It's a skillfully plotted story with strong writing, well-rounded, sympathetic female characters and a strong sense of place and tradition. This is my second time reading this book, the first time was 10-15 years ago. The strength for me is that it is about 3 generations of mothers and daughters and told in sections from each of their POV. It starts with teenage Rayona's POV, moves to her mother, Christine, and

Cross generational story about three women living on an Indian reservation in Montana. Outstanding.

I liked the beginning a lot. I wasn't too keen on the author's rather awkward literary device of switching narrators. Unsatisfying conclusion.