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Dances with Wolves: A Novel Paperback – August 12, 1988

by Michael Blake (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,139 ratings
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Ordered to hold an abandoned army post, John Dunbar found himself alone, beyond the edge of civilization. Thievery and survival soon forced him into the Indian camp, where he began a dangerous adventure that changed his life forever. Relive the adventure and beauty of the incredible movie, DANCES WITH WOLVES.
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  1. Book 1 of 2
    Dances With Wolves
  2. Print length
    320 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Fawcett
  5. Publication date
    August 12, 1988
  6. Dimensions
    6.8 x 1.1 x 4.1 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0449134482
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0449134481
  9. Lexile measure
    940L
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Ordered to hold an abandoned army post, John Dunbar found himself alone, beyond the edge of civilization. Thievery and survival soon forced him into the Indian camp, where he began a dangerous adventure that changed his life forever. Relive the adventure and beauty of the incredible movie, DANCES WITH WOLVES.

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Michael Blake (1945–2015) was the author of Dances With Wolves, Airman Mortensen, and Marching to Valhalla. He received an Academy Award for his screen adaptation of Dances With Wolves.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fawcett; Media tie-in edition (August 12, 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0449134482
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0449134481
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 940L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.8 x 1.1 x 4.1 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,139 ratings

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steven m rzepiela
5.0 out of 5 stars dances with wolves
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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This is an epic journey from which two worlds collide. Beautiful imagery and a sad but realistic story of the ending of the free people of the plains.
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Jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
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I loved the book so much better than the movie. The characters were more developed. An excellent story, well worth the read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dances with Kevin...
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023
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The movie was really cool. The book was more so.
Did you know that when Kevin Costner's character, Lt. John J. Dunbar was riding from Fort Hayes to Fort Sedgwick with Timmons, the wagonier, and as they were riding through the plains in one valley to go to Fort Sedgwick, the rest of the Garrison from Fort Sedgwick was making THEIR way from Fort Sedgwick to Fort Hayes? No? Well, there's a lot more surprises, but I won't spoil it for you. This is a highly recommended story and book!
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Jerry Engelbach
4.0 out of 5 stars More than fun
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2002
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"Dances with Wolves" is a lot of fun, and a lot more. It's an intelligently structured adventure drama that's hard to put down, and a fascinating study in cross-cultural communication.

Like much of the "noble savage" literature of the past, the story tends to idealize rather than humanize Native American culture. True, it does it so skillfully that we tend to believe we are among real people. But the sheer brutality with which the U.S. Army is depicted, in contrast with the totally benign Native Americans, smacks of caricature. We may deplore the actions of the U.S. government against the country's original inhabitants, but presenting every individual U.S. soldier as a vicious animal and every individual Comanche as a friendly candidate for sainthood overstates the case.

The best part of the book is the long development of the relationship between John Dunbar and the Comanche, told with skill and wit. After this phase, Dunbar emerges as rather too much of a hero to be believed, but the book is still highly entertaining.
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Jess
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful book
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2023
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I have seen the movie several times over the years and I decided to read the book. The book followed the movie with even more details. Anyone that hasn’t read the book after watching the movie will miss out on this wonderful book. I highly recommend this book.
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Jean Genovese
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth a read
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
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I’ve seen the movie quite a few times and liked it. But I enjoyed the book a bit better as you get the Native American side of the story as well which gives more depth and insight into the characters.
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Ginger P
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2021
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I love books and I love movies. Usually books are better than the movies that are based on them, sometimes much better. After reading this book I was astounded to discover that the book wasn't better than the movie, because when they made the movie they kept everything very close to the book. This was a wonderful story, told by a great storyteller. I can't wait to read the sequel.
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SLS
5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2014
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Wonderful book! I am so glad I decided to read the book after watching the movie again for the second time. Kevin Costner did an outstanding job directing this movie and he fit the Dances with Wolves character perfectly. My husband and I were inspired to watch the movie again after visiting Tatanka Story of the Bison attraction founded by Kevin Costner in Black Hills South Dakota. The fourteen life size sculptures portraying a Buffalo Hunt commissioned by Kevin Costner himself was the highlight of this four state vacation for me. To my amazement the book was even better than the movie because it allowed for more character development and the romantic plot of how the two main characters' lives came together was so interesting and romantic. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes history and romance. My next read is the sequel to this book, The Holy Road.
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Muadib
5.0 out of 5 stars Très bon livre.
Reviewed in Canada on December 12, 2022
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Je le recommande.
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seth791
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2024
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Michael Blake's story of getting Dances With Wolves made is in itself a fascinating one! Having started off as an unsold spec script, it was the strong advice from Kevin Costner that gave us the movie (and novel) we know and love today. Blake spent a full year living in his car so he could fully dedicate his time converting what he had already written as a screenplay into an ever expanding novel. Finally, having finished writing it, he sent it back to Costner and their other friend Jim Wilson, and the rest as they say is history.

The novel itself is certainly the essence of the movie written down on paper. However, apart from the obvious changes - such as the Comanches being in the novel, the "whacky" major who shoots himself in the movie but doesn't in the novel, plus the very ending where Dances With Wolves and Stands With A Fist leave the camp in the movie, but isn't quite explained in the novel if they decided to leave or not - the novel and movie are true to one another. Michael Blake wrote both the novel and the screenplay, so he had full creative freedom to make sure his story belonged on the big screen as much as it did in paperback.

Overall, a fantastic read, it took me 2 days to get through. With the visuals of the movie in my head as I was reading, it certainly sped up the process, but it flowed naturally and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There is a sequel novel entitled "The Holy Road", however, due to Michael Blake sadly passing away in 2015 before the third novel could come to fruition (and thus completing the story), I am opting to not read the sequel, as I dislike cliffhangers with no resolve. Not the fault of anybody, but it is what it is.
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Alex Powell
1.0 out of 5 stars Buyers beware of the printing quality
Reviewed in India on August 28, 2019
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The printing quality is poor.Hardly legible at times.i find it hard to keep reading the book and quit it just because of the awful printing."Buyers beware".if you want to spend money on a book and later regret it,then go for this
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Dances with Wolves
Reviewed in Spain on January 8, 2017
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An excellent read! I truly lost myself, alongside John Dunbar, on the plains and in the camp with his Indian friends.
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Just Jim
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Australia on August 30, 2018
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After seeing the movie - uncut and cut versions - there are some differences but I still love both. Good insight to the life of the American Aboriginals ( not Indians). They lived in there environment and did not want to change it like Europeans have wherever they went. Many similaraties between the Australian Aboriginal and the Americas (North & South) Aboriginals.
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