Talk:Americana (novel)

Bias
Many errors : i.e. the book has 4 chapters (to divide it in two parts is caricatural), the narrative is not retrospective, etc. I just finished it today. But read the book, it's a great one. 81.241.31.142 22:07, 23 March 2007 (UTC) Mag

What the FUCK?! This is a review, not an impartial article. --62.255.236.149 22:59, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Though I would not state the matter in exactly the manner 62.255.236.149 did, he or she is correct in stating that this reads as a book review, not an impartial article. If I felt qualified, I would rewrite the article myself, but I do not know enough about the book to do so. ---Charles 22:47, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm currently reading the book. Once I finish, I think I'll try to rewrite this article. Anyone want to help? Tudwell 02:41, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

It needs to be rewritten with more info, but I do not find it to be a review if it gives the plot overview instead of a personal oppinion on said work.

Influence and influences
PRIMITIVE CULTURE RESEARCHES INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MYTHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION LANGUAGE, ART, AND CUSTOM BY EDWARD B. TYLOR, D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S. "

p207 Nature-Spirits: "The Nicaraguans offered human sacrifices to Masaya or Popogatepec (Smok- ing-Mountain), by throwing the bodies into the crater. "

p299 Moon-God: "The Ahts of Vancouver's Island, it is stated, worship the Sun and Moon, particularly the full moon and the sun ascending to the zenith. Regarding the Moon as husband and the Sun as wife"

becomes here: "The Nicaraguans offered human sacrifices to Popogatepec by tossing bodies into volcanic craters. The Ahts of Vancouver's Island considered the moon as husband and the sun as wife."

QuentinUK (talk) 07:34, 26 March 2015 (UTC)