We are chased into this life. We are chased by what we do to others and then in turn what they do to us. We’re always looking behind us, or worried about what comes next. Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison and Louise Erdrich form the holy trinity of contemporary writers for me. They each produce impeccable novels on a regular basis, featuring strong but very human characters who are dealing with complicated and heartbreaking situations, and usually ending with pain tempered by some small hope. Race, […]
A fine new Erdrich novel
It’s always exciting when an author you love comes out with a new book. I’ve been working my way through Louise Erdrich’s canon, and I was pleased to see that she had a new novel, written within the same universe as some of her earlier works, including Plague of Doves and The Round House (which is my favorite Erdrich novel to date). I was curious to see how LaRose stacked up, and I’m pleased to say that it did not disappoint in the least. I […]
It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.
My English graduate student association chose Louise Erdrich’s The Round House for our latest book club, and it was the first time we all came to a consensus on a book: we really, really liked it. The Round House begins with a violent attack on Geraldine Coutts, a character from The Plague of Doves. [In fact, The Round House is a companion or sequel of sorts to Plague of Doves–therefore, my reading Plague first gave me some insight into the older characters.] The novel opens […]
Trigger Warning: SNAKES IN THIS BOOK.
I read Love Medicine on a plane trip two years ago and thought it was excellent, especially the writing. [Sidenote: I’ve learned to bring all my femme lit on the airplane, because then men don’t talk to me. Case in point: on a connecting flight from Atlanta to Minneapolis, I had a three-hour layover, and I pulled out Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. No one approached me. I read the entire time. IT WAS AWESOME.] I’ve been meaning to read more of Erdrich’s books, so I thought […]
On Passion
My hand is a human hand. My heart a human heart. My feet walk the earth to which our bones return. Directed by His voice, His hand, by the prompting and guidance of His spirit, what else was I to do? ~ Father Damien in a letter to the Pope The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2001. I’ve reviewed two of Erdrich’s other novels — The Plague of Doves, which won a […]
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