When I got my copy, I realized that choosing Native North American Art for my book club was a mistake. Although it
is well written and copiously illustrated with black and white
and color reproductions of the art of a wide variety of Native
American tribes, the text is dense and in a rather small font.
In my opinion, Native North American Art would make a good choice
for individual reading for an art major or for someone who is interested in Native Peoples but should not be considered as a
book club selection unless the club membership consists solely of
art majors. When I found that I could not remember very many specific facts presented by the authors without re-reading the entire book at least once more, I decided to make the questions very simple: What did you learn from each chapter that you didn't know before? and Which pieces of art in each chapter did you like and why? In this manner, we managed to have an enjoyable discussion. However, the club members agreed with me that the book would rate 3 stars as an individual read but only 2 stars as a book club selection. For a general book club that
wants to read something about art, Museum: Behind the Scenes at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a better choice.