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Reviewer ~ Teri at Sportochick's Musings
Love Medicine
by Louise Erdrich
~ Synopsis ~
The first of Louise Erdrich's polysymphonic novels set in North Dakota -- a fictional landscape that, in Erdrich's hands, has become iconic -- Love Medicine is the story of three generations of Ojibwe families. Set against the tumultuous politics of the reservation, the lives of the Kashpaws and the Lamartines are a testament to the endurance of a people and the sorrows of history.
~ 4 ⭐️ Review ~
Wow is all I can say because I was not expecting this to be such a good read. Having chosen to read this because I am part Cherokee and into anything that is about Native Americans, I found it filled with tradition and expansive descriptions.
In the beginning there was a point where I got confused with all the people in this book. Thankfully the author did a supreme job of keeping the reader clear in each storyline as the book wove through generations of these families lives with a family tree included in the book.
As in all families there are twists and turns to the stories and the crossing of family lines creating great drama in each short story. What is obvious to this reader is the great care the writer takes in explaining with compassion and non-judgement the cause and effects of each characters actions through three generations. I never felt like judging their lives or criticizing their life decisions.
Reading this was powerful and filled me with many emotions and at the end of the book I can't explain why but I want to cry and as I prepare this review I still feel like crying.
I give it 4 STARS and recommend you give it a read.
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