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Anonymous
Posted August 1, 2005
Louise Erdrich at her finest
The Painted Drum is a story of the Ojibwe tribe and a very special drum, which affected the life of generations of a family. Ms. Erdrich has written many stories about the Indians but I believe this one will have a much wider range of appeal. The book is about relationships, between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, parents and children and how many situations in life affect those relationships. For the Indians the sad story of their forced settlement in reservations, problems with alcohol and lack of work unraveled the true spirit of these people, their spirituality, their traditions, and their community. As always Ms. Erdrich¿s prose moves smoothly and poetically and her descriptions put you in the places of the story. I highly enjoyed this novel, although part of me is waiting for another ¿Master Butcher¿ Singing Club¿. I would recommend this book to my friends and encourage reading groups to branch out into Native American stories, after all they are a story of our country and it¿s native people.
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caregiver4u2
Posted March 30, 2011
I want my money back
the worst book i have picked bup in a long time...nuf said
1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted April 26, 2013
This is a beautifully written book filled with much angst, trage
This is a beautifully written book filled with much angst, tragedy, and Native mysticism. It is a story filled with sadness, but there is some satisfaction at the end that many of the more grief-stricken characters have made peace with their lives. The story moved slowly in places, but the beauty of the writing made up for it.
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Former_English_Teacher
Posted April 6, 2009
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I love Louise Erdrich and I'm a LITERATURE snob.
Louise Erdrich creates unique but very human characters and she puts them in situations from which the reader can learn something--not just from how they handle their lives but about the culture surrounding the story. In this case I learned about the Native American culture from their early days to the present. I also learned about the estate sale business. I underline phrases that are basic truisms about life and pass her books along to my most "literary" friends.
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