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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 823 EAN: 9780679761815 ISBN: 0679761810 Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: February 28, 1995 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: February 28, 1995 Studio: Vintage Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Once Were Warriors is Alan Duff's harrowing vision of his country's indigenous people two hundred years after the English conquest. In prose that is both raw and compelling, it tells the story of Beth Heke, a Maori woman struggling to keep her family from falling apart, despite the squalor and violence of the housing projects in which they live. Conveying both the rich textures of Maori tradition and the wounds left by its absence, Once Were Warriors is a masterpiece of unblinking realism, irresistible energy, and great sorrow. "A searing look at the urban subculture of New Zealand's native people." -- Toronto Globe and Mail "A starkly realistic account...as important, as frank, as powerful a book as [Alice Walker's The Color Purple] was for Americans." Dominion (New Zealand) Average Rating:
 Rating:  - This movie took me to New ZealandWhile I agree this was one of the rare cases where the film was actually better than the book, had it not been for the book and subsequent movie my daughter and I would not have started what would be the beginning of a deep interest in Maori culture and a trip there where we stayed on Maori land. The stories I was told during my trip were very special and some mirror the trials of the indigenous people of this country, also known as Native Americans. It opened me up to a place on this planet ... Read More Rating:  - Bland and moralizing I picked up Once Were Warriors because, like most other people, I had seen the movie and was expecting a riveting tale. This is, however, one of those rare cases where the movie surpasses the book in almost all facets. The story is set against the backdrop of a government housing project in New Zealand and describes the trials and tribulations of a Maori family living on the dole (unemployment). The main characters are the parents, Ruth and Jake Heke, and some of their children, Nig, Booggie ... Read More Rating:  - "Complete Waste of TIme"I had watched the movie so I thought the book would be just as good or better: NOT! The lack of dialouge is disconcerting,and you never really get a grasp on the characters. Written correctly this would have been an excellent book, however when a book becomes a chore to finish, it is hardly an enjoyable experience. The movie is fantastic. Save your money {and your eyes} and rent the video! Rating: - "Complete Waste of TIme"I had watched the movie so I thought the book would be just as good or better: NOT!!! The lack of dialouge is disconcerting,and you never really get a grasp on the characters. Written correctly this would have been an excellent book, however when a book becomes a chore to finish, it is hardly an enjoyable experience. The movie is fantastic. Save your money {and your eyes} and rent the video! Rating:  - Heavy handedAn earlier reviewer who said skip this and see the film was on the mark. There's no doubting that this is an incredible powerful and important story (hence the 3 stars). However, to describe the writing as heavy handed is an understatement. Unlike Lee Tamahori (film's director)Duff seems incapable of letting his characters and the situations they find themselves speak for themselves. When you've created characters as powerful and memorable as Jake and Beth it's so unecessary. The fact that ... Read More 
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