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ameliasbooks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I have to admit that I struggled with the books I've tried before by this author and therefore gave up on them.
This one is challenging too, but I loved it. The writing is lush and the characters (as always with Erdrich) are very interesting and well drawn. I struggled a bit with keeping up with the different families or to memorize each others kinship in my head. There's a family tree added to the book, but I still found it challenging.
Also the way the book is structured didn't make it easier to follow everyone's relationship with each other or to which generation they belong.
Of course some of the metaphors and scenes went over my head, because as a white person, I can't get all of the references, rituals and approaches right, but it's completely unimportant that I am able to do so.
Still I thoroughly enjoyed these scenes and this is definitely a book to reread and to highlight a lot of sentences and passages.
This one is challenging too, but I loved it. The writing is lush and the characters (as always with Erdrich) are very interesting and well drawn. I struggled a bit with keeping up with the different families or to memorize each others kinship in my head. There's a family tree added to the book, but I still found it challenging.
Also the way the book is structured didn't make it easier to follow everyone's relationship with each other or to which generation they belong.
Of course some of the metaphors and scenes went over my head, because as a white person, I can't get all of the references, rituals and approaches right, but it's completely unimportant that I am able to do so.
Still I thoroughly enjoyed these scenes and this is definitely a book to reread and to highlight a lot of sentences and passages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Colonisation
Minor: Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and War
internationalreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
bisexualwentworth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The character work and relationships in this book are stunning. I had trouble following all of the different dynamics at play, but I think that’s just cause I was reading too quickly.
Was it really necessary to use the n-word in that one passage? Cause yikes.
Definitely glad to have finally read something by Louise Erdrich, and I will be checking out more of her work!
Was it really necessary to use the n-word in that one passage? Cause yikes.
Definitely glad to have finally read something by Louise Erdrich, and I will be checking out more of her work!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury