Judith Berman (1) (1958–)
Author of Bear Daughter
For other authors named Judith Berman, see the disambiguation page.
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- Birthdate
- 1958
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Moscow, Idaho, USA
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - Education
- Bennington College
University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.|Anthropology) - Occupations
- linguistic anthropologist
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- Works
- 10
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 163
- Popularity
- #129,735
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 15
- ISBNs
- 11
- Languages
- 1
While the book dragged for me at first, readerly patience is rewarded with a tense, high stakes coming of age–quest story. Cloud is a wonderful, slightly unusual character, a clueless mortal girl with immortal bear parentage who struggles to identify her desires and emotions. The text makes wise observations about trauma and family, and it's refreshing to encounter a female protagonist with low emotional intelligence.
Finally, Judith Berman is an anthropologist, and this is a respectful and nuanced adaptation of Native source material by a non-Native author. This is her only novel, although I think I've read a short story or two of hers. Alas, it seems she's wholly out of print, so I will be on the lookout for new publications.… (more)