The Painted Drum
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780641861550 (0641861559)
Publish date: September 6th 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 406
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature
How does one even begin to review the writing of Louise Erdrich? Her words resonate with ancient mysteries and intricate complexities which draw me into her characters' lives time and time again. This novel is no exception.In The Painted Drum we follow the story through the eyes of different people....
This is a gripping, moving tale about Erdrich’s usual raft of multi-generational Native Americans. The story begins in present day New Hampshire when Faye Travers, an estate valuator, comes across the drum of the title, a large, ceremonial Native American artifact, and determines to return it to its...
I generally do NOT like this author, but this was one that had some merit. I was able to finish it, which I usually can't do with Erdrich, so that says a lot right there. I found this passage particularly moving: "Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either,...
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