LAROSE by Louise
Erdrich
I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn’t sustain
an interest in these characters or their story. Perhaps it was the jumps from
past to present or present to indigenous tale or family to family, I just didn’t
care.
The whole premise of giving away a child (and then taking
him back - sort of) just didn’t seem believable. Emmaline never really seemed to be a “real”
person, just a non-entity. LaRose was
too good to be true. Nola was too submerged in grief to be interesting. Maggie
was my favorite character and the most believable. I couldn’t understand why
anyone would believe anything Romeo said.
I have read other books by Erdrich and liked them. This one
was just a disappointment.
3 of 5 stars for good writing, poor story
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