- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial (Feb 18 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0060931655
- ISBN-13: 978-0060931650
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 12.6 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,729,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
A Native American Studies professor and her lover study documents related to a long-lost diary of Christopher Columbus. This lighthearted romantic mystery by a husband-and-wife team spent eight weeks on PW 's hardcover bestseller list.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
After scoring substantial critical success individually (for Erdrich with the novels Love Medicine , LJ 10/1/84; The Beet Queen , LJ 8/86; etc.; and for Dorris, with A Yellow Raft in Blue Water , LJ 5/1/87, and the nonfiction The Broken Cord , LJ 7/89), this husband-and-wife team combine their talents to produce what looks to be a Big Time, commercially successful novel, pre-sold movie rights and all. Told in the very different voices of college professor lovers Vivian Twostar, Native American single mother, and Roger Williams, poet of an old New England family, the collaborative effort flows smoothly. Although estranged during Vivian's pregnancy, both are working on academic projects concerning the 500th anniversary of the discovery of North America by Columbus. The collision of their two lives is funny, vivid, and life-affirming; add an element of mystery and you have a sure-fire winner on all levels. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 1/91.
-Ann H. Fisher, Radford P.L., Va.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
-Ann H. Fisher, Radford P.L., Va.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
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This review is from: Crown Of Columbus (Paperback)
I read this book on the strength of my experience with "A Yellow Raft in Blue Water" by Michael Dorris. There is no comparison between the two books."Crown of Columbus" is fundamentally a mystery (the crown) but makes an attempt at character development and at political correctness and throws in something related to university professors and poetry. None of it works together. It was obvious, about two-thirds of the way through the book what the solution to the mystery was going to be. The characters were not real enough to keep my interest in whether they developed or did not. The final burden that I was unable to bear was the several pages devoted to the male lead's reciting his poetry. Not to my taste.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Recommended,
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This review is from: Crown Of Columbus (Paperback)
Anti-climactic is the best single phrase to describe this book. I guess it depends on what you want in a novel. It starts out with the air of mystery surrounding the "Crown of Columbus" and what it actually is; sort of a historical mystery, although fictional. The book then becomes a story about the two main characters and their on-again/off-again romance of opposites. Most of the book is about this romance and the action and resolution of the mystery don't really get going until the very end. By the time you find out what the "Crown" is, it is sort of "so what?" In other words, not very satisfying. I wouldn't recommend this book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Captured my attention . . .,
By Margaret Dyal (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Crown Of Columbus (Paperback)
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. Once I got past the misleading synopsis on back of the novel and accepted the novel for what it really was, I became intensely involved. Roger Williams and Vivian Twostar are stereotypes, which is the point. They are cariactures; Dorris and Erdrich having a little fun with the stereotypes people have placed on them. The depth of character found in Erdrich's other novels is clearing missing; however, _The Crown of Columbus_ is a different kind of novel. It is a modern romance, detective, adventure, and historical novel at the same time. I recommend this book to someone looking for an entertaining read; anyone seeking high literature should read Erdrich's _Tracks_
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