Mean Spirit

Everyone should read this book. This is "real" history even if catalogued under historical "fiction" and needs to be read by a broad group of people so we can truly understand our past to give us a deeper understanding of what really happened with the Osage Indians and our government. Hogan has done us a great service by writing this story down for those of us who didn't live through anything like this and she had made it... Read Full Review

The essence of my recommendation for Mean Spirit is this- I carried the "after glow" of the reading experience around for a while- and then spontaneously ordered another copy gifted to my significant other, and then 10 more copies that I have since distributed to my daughters, granddaughters and significant friends. I only have the word capacity myself to say that for me the book is somehow magical in the depth and complexity... Read Full Review

"Mean Spirit" is a fictionalized, but very vivid portrayal of the hardships faced by Native Americans in the former "Indian Country" (Oklahoma) during the 1920s. Most of the main characters are members of the Osage people, who were and to some extent still are better off than many other native peoples because the land alloted to them in Oklahoma sits atop a pool of oil and they retained the mineral rights. However, as Hogan... Read Full Review

Very Emotional, Moving and Captivating

Linda Hogan has created a world to be entered and cherished. The pain of native americans shines thru her narrative but does not eclipse their bonds to each other and the earth. A wonderful, trascendent reading experience.