- Paperback: 268 pages
- Publisher: Cormorant Books Inc. (April 19 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1897151098
- ISBN-13: 978-1897151099
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #488,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In the spring of 1999, Mai Yoshimoto-Lanier falls into a coma after her husband loses control of the old Ford and drives over a bridge into the Belly River. Eddie dies. But Mai falls into the world of her great-grandmother on the island of Hamahiga somewhere between heaven and earth. Odori is a novel that navigates through the glorious Ryukyuan Kingdom and the Golden Era of the Sho Dynasty, through bloody World War II Okinawa, and over parched prairies of Southern Alberta's Rainmaker Hills " all the while exposing human sorrows, indignities, idiosyncrasies, failed faiths, splintered spirits, and an island culture so resilient, so embedded it becomes mythical. It tells of Mai's journey into the world of an old kataribe storyteller, the ghost of her great-grandmother where she hears of Tree Gods, Sky Gods and human lumps of clay. Where her mother's poignant war letters tell of sights and sounds that singe a child's soul. In this dream world she has fallen into, Mai allows her basan's tumble of words to fall gently on her ear as she creates painting after painting, sketch after sketch.
About the Author
Darcy Tamayose has been a writer for Lethbridge Living Magazine for the past ten years. She is also a graphic designer for Adair Advertising and Global Television. She has attended the Alberta College of Art and the University of Lethbridge, as well as the Humber School for Writers. In 1992 she wrote and illustrated an art exhibit, Riding Back and the Sacred Circle, which travelled through the Alberta school system. Her book for young adults, Katie Be Quiet, will be published in the spring of 2008. She lives in Lethbridge with her husband and daughter.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Two sittings, and four cups of tea later...,
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This review is from: Odori (Paperback)
By chance I met Darcy Tamayose, the author, whom graciously offered her author's copy of 'Odori' to read after a brief, but impactful, meeting late last week.When I inquired what 'Odori' was about, she very humbly stated it was a story of fiction. On Saturday, I settled in a comfy chair with a tea, and devoured the book. Two brief sittings later, the book complete, I struggle to review it for online consumption. It is easy to say that a novel is 'good', but this novel deserves more then 'good' and I am clearly not a writer. So, here is my attempt at a review. Reading this book reminded me of sitting in front of my grandmother, as she told me stories of her childhood, and the struggles of her life. 'Odori' spoke to the sentimentality of family, the often heartbreaking struggles a family bears, and of the strength of individuals within a collective ancestry. Cultural aspects of the novel are vivid and easily understood by someone not of her culture, and I found myself lost in her descriptions of life in Southern Alberta, and more so of Okinawa. 'Odori' could have become entangled in a number of cultural issues begging to be explored but it stayed true the journey of the central character. I think that was no small feat, and applaud Ms. Tamayose for having the strength not to become embroiled in educating the masses on the much more complex underlying facets of her novel. I very much like this novel, and am thankful for the chance meeting that brought this novel to my attention. 'Odori' deserves much more then my most definitely lacking review, but I am glad to sing it's praises in whatever way I can. Enjoy.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gently told and powerful,
By KatMac (Alberta) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Odori (Paperback)
Ethereal, mesmerizing. Rather than reading it in one sitiing, I found I had to digest it in bits because the author's language is so rich it leaves you pondering. A gently told story with a powerful impression.
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