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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: I can understand the reviews written by people who feel that this book can be spread out and difficult in terms of the number of characters and their complex interactions. I feel that this book is best taken as a sum of its parts, however, and I believe that Erdrich's subtle play of characters and emotions is revealing of what a remarkable talent she possesses. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I am extremely impressed by her successful use of poetic prose, which can be difficult to carry off without seeming maudlin.
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Summary: True Love
Review: I feel that this was a good book in general, but I was kind of offended by the way she protrayed the Indian culture. Maybe she had to do it this way in order to get her point across, but there could have been a better way. I mean she used alcoholism and sex as a main theme is the book, before she got to the real heart of the people. I did like the end of the book when everyone realizes that they do need one another. The book was very nice though and I appreciate the learning experience.
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Summary: Journal #8
Review: I gave Love Medicine 3 stars because, although it was an interesting book at some points, many parts of the book were not too appealing to me. At times, reading it made me a bit uncomfortable just because it had quite a few sexual parts in it. Also, the language was vulgar.However, i think that the novel itself was well written. It was iteresting in the sense that it gave me a background about the indians and it also provided a different perspective for me to look at it. As for recommending this book... i dont think that i would recommend it. Also, the many characters are confusing especially because they seem like they are all related somehow.
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Summary: An excellent book
Review: I loved this book. The whole time I was reading it I knew I was in the hands of a professional. Erdrich's style was tight, sharp, witty, challenging. Her story was rich and interesting, and her characters were full and nuanced. We covered family, war, racism, power, addiction, religion, infidelity, love, parenting, fear, sadness, and death - all without losing hope or the storyline. Very impressive. I can't wait to read "The Beet Queen."
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Summary: good book
Review: I prefer Bingo Palace and Antelope Wife, but this has merit as well!
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Summary: JOURNAL #8
Review: I thought Love Medicine was a very interesting book. The saying "don't judge a book by its cover" comes into play here. When I first looked at the book I thought it was going to be boring, but I was wrong. It is nothing like you think it is going to be by looking at it. There is a lot of deception and corruption going on with the families in this book, but the story does have a happy ending. I gave this book 4 stars.
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Summary: interesting but pointless in many ways
Review: I thought that this book was confusing. There were too many characters and too much going on. I found it to be interesting at some parts but VERY hard to follow. When I was done I did not come away feeling clear about what Erdrich was really trying to accomplish here.
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Summary: Love Medicine?
Review: I thought the novel Love Medicine wa difficult to understand. It had a lot in the bood that did not need to be included in the book. It does show a good example of family bonding and the way other's make use of their time. But i feel that you have to be open- minded to understand and enjoy the novel. It explains a lot about another culture and their beliefs. It was an underlining theme in my opinion. The author describes their relationships and makes them seem like they are very disfunctional, but when you analize the book , you see that the family is doing good. Due to the circumstances they live under, they struggle and still stay together as a family.
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Summary: ENG 105 #18
Review: I thought this book was a list of examples on how Native American lived during that period of time. I like to keep things clear in my mind as I read on in a novel, I find it VERY confusing to keep the family members "cleared" as I read. Struggles between friends, family, and lovers makes this book a 3 star in my view. I find it hard to believe that some can actually live like the way she described in her book. Overall if you like to read about complicated family, friend, and love "relationships" I would recommand this book to you, I didn't however, find it too amusing to read this book.
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Summary: my review
Review: I thought this book was a really good book. It had a few crazy scenes and ideas in it, but that is what kept my interest. It explained family situations, some of which a lot of people could probably relate to in a smaller degree. I believe this novel deserves four stars for creativity in expressing its theme and main ideas. The book may have seemed a little extreme but that is how the main idea of it was expressed and it definitely kept the reader's attention on the novel. All the different characters and the jumping around style of writing was a little diffucult to follow and keep track of, but overall it was a really good book.
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