Sweetgrass has sometimes been criticized for being too slowly paced, a charge that Hudson addressed in the Jenkinson interview. She candidly acknowledged that some readers do find the book boring, and she attributes their response to the fact that, in writing the book, she was trying to recreate the annual domestic cycle of work for Blackfoot women. Hudson admitted to struggling with the challenge of how to make domestic chores, like berry picking and hide scraping, exciting. However, Hudson argues that, while Sweetgrass may lack the quick-paced action of some other books, what attracts and holds her many female readers is the whole question of marriage and especially that of "Who will become Sweetgrass's husband?" Since the criticism came principally from adult reviewers, Hudson also questioned their ability to identify with young girls who, not burdened by adult concerns like jobs, mortgages, and children, can still...