Sunday, June 27, 2010

Reader Response -- Indian Killer

Just finished the novel and I still can't figure out exactly what was going on. So who was the Indian Killer? I originally thought that it might be Father Duncan, come back from the desert hell bent on revenge against the white man. Then I thought that it might be Reggie, who became disgruntled after being kicked out of college for fighting with Dr. Mather. Finally, as I read further into the story, I lost track of who I thought the Indian Killer was because when the story talked about the killer, it became so weird and confusing that I had no idea who the killer was when I finished the novel. Overall, I found this book to be very enjoyable, and I would get absorbed into the story and had trouble putting the book down. I like a book that switches between characters and gives you different perspectives based on what character you are reading about. I really liked the way it described a crime that the killer committed, then gave some testimony from someone and you had to put together what happened based on the information you are given. The one thing that bothered me most about the book was how much they used the phrase "enit". I don' t know why this irked me so much, but it did, and I cringed every time I read that word. But, since that was the only thing that I didn't like about the book, I have to say that I really liked this book.

1 comment:

  1. That is a very interesting take on the killer being Father Duncan. I never once thought about him coming back and killing all those people. But it does make you think about the story when they comment on the ghost dance. Just maybe they were able to conjure up some “Indian magic” so to speak. In my opinion that would be less confusing than the actual ending. I also agree the use of the word “enit” to be rather irritating. They used it quite frequently enough that I had to remind myself that I have used it and to not get to mad.

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