Martín Prechtel continues the narrative of his unique life in Santiago, Atitlan in Long Life, Honey in the Heart, an eloquent memoir re...
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Dec 20, 2009
Diana
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This book was absolutely amazing. The language in it can break your heart and heal it in the same sentence. I really appreciated how we were let into a world that most people will never see. What a beautiful way to live and to view the world. I hope that I am able to read this book again and again just because I really felt GOOD reading it (I can only say this for a few other books in my collection). My only regret is that it took me so long to read it since I've been so busy, so I read it
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Sep 04, 2008
Hope
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I love Pretchel's tales of his life with the indigenous Tzutujil Mayan in Guatemala... I've since heard, not surprisingly, that he is a very controversial figure. So be it. His story (embellished, biased, whatever) is a great lovely adventure, filled with magic, shamanism and spirit. Beautiful. I've read all his books and wish there were a dozen more...
Oct 02, 2008
David
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This book was great in that it was like an anthropological journey into the heart of Mayan culture. This book is the 2nd in a trilogy. It was important to read, I found it to be rich in knowledge and a little dry compared to his other books. I still recommend reading it because it is an important part of the trilogy.
Dec 18, 2007
Jean
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Written about a time not so long ago but somehow like a thousand years ago, before the Maya of Guatamala were changes and removed from their ancient culture. Autobiographical. Lovely, such beauty. Sad, such loss.
Jul 29, 2010
Carah
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This book is so amazingly, heartbreakingly beautiful. I cannot physically wait to read his other work.
Jul 12, 2009
If I wanted to pick favorites, I'd point to this book as one of them. An epic of tale, who I feel honors the teenage struggle, overlooked by the "modern" world. Still even when modern culture would deny us a respect for initiation, we search to find and understand our hearts anyway. And this book, tells of such a search.
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