by Louise Erdrich, Coleen Marlo
Probably my least favorite Louise Erdrich novel....I guess because I did not like the protagonist or her husband, did not understand their deceit or obsession, didn't care if they loved/hated/abandoned/killed each other.
Updated - July 10, 2013 - with a link to an article on George CatlinShadow Tag is, we hear tell, a novelization of the demise of Erdrich’s marriage. It is an insightful, beautifully written portrait in which the character of the marriage, Dorian-Gray-like, is revealed to be somewhat wanting. Gil and...
Another stunner from Erdrich - love, hate, abuse, addiction, obsession, manipulation. A walloping ending that I DID NOT SEE COMING. I found the trick of narration a little odd once revealed. She writes such great young female characters - so alive, so angst-ridden, who see through the eyes of artis...
Louise Erdrich has brilliantly succeeded in taking the old, tiresome story of 2 people stuck in a hurtful marriage and made it fresh and shocking. Through alternating points of view, Erdrich tells the story of Irene and Gil, married with 3 kids, who are playing an emotional tennis match- taking turn...
Erdrich is, without a doubt, a magical writer. She weaves words into images and emotions as exquisitely as her Native-American ancestors wove colourful tales into their blankets. Unfortunately, ‘Shadow Tag’ has a dark edge to it that’s not to my taste. When I think of ‘The Painted Drum’, ‘The Last R...
Quite different from what I'm used to from her. Still very character-driven, but a much smaller circle of characters, and a much smaller landscape. I prefer her novels with a more historical feel to them.
Louise Erdrich takes the title of her book from a game played by children in which, if one's shadow is stepped on, one is out of the game. She combines this with the idea that some aboriginal cultures hold in which a shadow contains part of someone's soul, so that if it is stepped on the soul is da...
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