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Mar 03, 2023
Mystery of a farm family’s death. 3 narrators from the the local reservation. Complicated story.
Jun 23, 2022JCLAliceRP rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an intricately textured, wild, elaborate knot of interconnected stories, many of which could stand on their own and speak with the same power as the whole. Louise Erdrich is a force to be reckoned with, and here she may be at her…
Apr 01, 2022peachmcd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My first time reading Erdrich but now I want to read a lot more! Her dry wit and clear-eyed assessment of human beings reminded me of Mark Twain in spots. The book jumps between a few different (fascinating, well-drawn) characters and…
Sep 21, 2020xiaojunbpl12 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Page 1 solo, discord proceeding stories told. crescendo in more voices unfold. What a blow! Pluto record, white pioneers afford; tale and lore, spread in natives chord. mystery is a multi-slaughter, survived, more than a…
Aug 24, 2020Memawrayne rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I wasn't sure I would enjoy this book, but as I continued reading, I was caught up in the family story through several generations. Some coped well, and others did not go well. there was even some humor in the story.
Sep 26, 2019Joeybiomaster rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I was rather confused by this story until the very end; some parts of the book made me furious about the injustices towards Native Americans. This story has many characters that go through different timelines and I would be flipping back…
Feb 22, 2019
Only one copy available.
Oct 26, 2018SurreyLibraries_Reads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It’s about the brutal murder of a white family in the fictional town of Pluto, North Dakota, and the only survivor was a baby girl. Three Ojibwe men are wrongfully convicted and hanged for the crime. The murders and lynchings affect the…
Jan 14, 2017Blabbermouth rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book started so well. It is mainly set on the reservation for Ojibwe natives. I think it started to go a bit off course by the time the author introduced a 3rd narrator. I personally didn't like the 3rd storyteller so maybe it's just…
Dec 10, 2016NWPLindabear rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I hadn't realized that Plague of Doves and The Round House were part of a trilogy of sorts. I am very excited to read LaRose. Erdrich's writing pulls you through every story, no matter how difficult the subject matter.
Aug 02, 2016uncommonreader rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The first book in a trilogy, this novel presents the community of Pluto, North Dakota through interconnected stories.
Jun 20, 2016lukasevansherman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
"The only problem with those old philosophers, I thought as I was walking back through the graves, was that they didn't give enough due to the unbearable weight of human sexual love." If readers thought that this novel jumped around too…
Nov 24, 2015bibliokrisp rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Like The Round House, this is a book I'll be thinking about for a long time. Erdrich creates many threads of story, all interconnected by characters and blood, and told by different voices from the past and present. Most of the book takes…
Oct 08, 2013kljl rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I agree with MarmaMC. It does jump around and is hard to follow. I think one chapter could have been left out. I think 2 chapters could have been left out, not sure what they had to do with the main story.
Aug 08, 2012sylas rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book was a brilliantly woven tale of growing up and building relationships amid trauma and difficulty.
Aug 15, 2011DeltaQueen50 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A Plague of Doves is a set of connected stories, peopled in the most part by characters of mixed Indian- White blood. Set on and around a reservation in North Dakota, concerning two communities, one Indian, one White. We read of their…
Apr 20, 2010MamaMC rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Too many characters. Too hard to follow. Jumps around in time a lot, which is confusing. Disappointing.
Dec 05, 2009macierules rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Brutal and powerful writing. Images from this book will be seared into my brain for a long time. Multiple narrative voices were very challenging to keep straight, but it was worth it in the end.