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May 16, 2020EljayJohnson rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Erdrich is an incredible storyteller and she shines here. This is a heart-wrenching, tragic, and infuriating story of two families experiencing horrific grief and loss. I'm not sure I was supposed to, but I found what these adults did to…
Mar 07, 2020maipenrai rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Louise Erdrich has written some of the best novels concerning Native Americans. One of my all time favorite books is "Love Medicine". In this novel she again captures the pain of loss and reconciliation which is not restricted to Native…
Jan 17, 2020CPLannie rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Sometimes, and not saying, we don't find friends through commonalities, you find a story that is like no other.
Aug 31, 2018donnambravo rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A good story but not my favorite among Erdrich's novels.
Apr 29, 2018FW_librarian rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A heart-wrenching and reflective book that exposes the vulnerabilities of our cultural backgrounds and the effect it has on our relationships. We feel the dilemmas and the compassion that connects each resident to each other’s past,…
Mar 06, 2018ArapahoeAnnaL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Compelling characters and dialog that rings true, Native American life on a North Dakota Ojibwe reservation, gripping themes of tragedy and redemption - I can't say enough good things about this book!
Aug 11, 2017mclarjh rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
So disappointing. A real struggle to read. Far too long, and more a young adult than adult book. Melodramatic soap opera, more popular than literary.
Jul 10, 2017
I was expecting the character LaRose to be the impressive woman of that name in Erdrich's earlier novel Round House. Instead we find generations of LaRoses and all of them memorable. What an ear for teen-age chatter! The final epilogue…
Mar 27, 2017EmilyEm rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Erdrich’s family story starts in tragedy and foreshadows what may be more. This multi-generational story follows one gifted Native American boy named LaRose and the generations of people previous who have borne this name. It has all the…
Mar 26, 2017brangwinn rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My favorite Erdrich story made me feel good to read it. I loved watching a strong Native American family share their son, Larose, with a neighbor family, after the accidental death of a son. I loved the strong (and the weak) characters. I…
Mar 04, 2017prgoddess rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
La Rose by Louise Erdrich is a really wonderful book. It's a story about loss and healing and forgiveness. I would recommend it!
Jan 21, 2017smc_1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A perfect book!! Beautifully written, powerful story about 2 families torn apart after the tragic death of one of their sons, about First Nations culture, reconciliation, childhood, parenthood, loss, families. I did not want this book to…
Jan 06, 2017yontichat rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved this book - it was the first book i read by this author - the story was heartbreaking - two familys with so much love - it was a beautiful book - you will love it - and i fell in love with La Rose - all of them
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Oct 13, 2016brianreynolds rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Erdrich chews off a very large mouthful in her attempt to draw disparate members of a North Dakota community together in LaRose. Characters with different cultures, long-standing grudges, unspeakable grievances, parent-child conflicts, and…
Sep 04, 2016uncommonreader rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent. Erdrich tells a seemingly simple story of the gift of a son to a family who have lost their son as an alternative to revenge. However, this is also a multi-layered, complex novel about a community and its history revealing…
Aug 15, 2016Chapel_Hill_KrystalB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Louise Erdrich is a serious storyteller. Reflective yet immediate, jagged yet sensitive- qualities that do not always meld naturally. And while her language is straightforward and unadorned, on the whole, her words create something…
Jun 28, 2016
Featured in the Hamilton Spectator's Must-Read Books of the Summer 2016
Jun 07, 2016harrissusanc rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The legend of the sixth LaRose feels like a windpipe where the author presses a key and the stuff of everyday life enters until it fades again into the story of a broken people. The child that heals all wounds belongs most to the rough…
May 18, 2016PimaLib_MaryG rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Marvelous. Louise Erdrich never fails to deliver. The characters come alive and pull on your heartstrings. It is not so much about the hunting accident that it starts with as it is about how people deal with it. Highly recommended.
Apr 02, 2016Chapel_Hill_CaseyL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
LaRose reminded me of my childhood growing up in rural Iowa, in a community surrounded by people I knew well, who were frustratingly imperfect and seemingly inescapable, old and young. Set in the late '90s and start of the new millenium…