Love Medicine

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Summary: Moving
Review: This is one of my all time favorite books, the characters are all so strange, and yet they feel like family. There is this wonderful web of chance, love and magic that flows through the whole book. Each time I read Love Medicine I find myself longing for some of Erdrich's magic in my life. Her characters suffer and love and hate with all the feeling they have, they do not have an easy road, but some how it all feels true.

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Summary: A reader from southern Pennsylvania
Review: This is one of the best books I've ever read in my life. Not only because of the stories told in it, but also because of its unusual format. Erdrich follows the history of two Chippewa families that live in the West--general vacinity is Minnesota. In it, every character tells his/her own story but the time periods of the stories do not follow chronological order, for example you may have one story being told in the 1950's, the next in the 80's, and the following in the 70's. It is written from an current American Indian point of view meaning that the time sequence does not follow the same that our society follows, and that Erdrich has characters that face the problems that many American Indian tribes face today. It IS about the Indians... just not the buckskin-wearing, wild horseback-riding people in the history books. It is humerous at times, but very sad. This should open up all reader's eyes as to what it's like to be an American Indian today, and shame us.

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Summary: Totally confusing!!!
Review: This is required reading for class and I am so confused. If anyone has anything that may help me, i.e. a family tree, suggestions, explanations etc. Please send them to me. Thanks.

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Summary: American Literature at its best
Review: This was a novel that I entered into unsure of whether it could transcend what I assumed was its genre, and it turned out to be one of the most profound explorations of American culture I've ever been exposed to. A truly complete exhibition of the similarities in all of us that go way beyond the passage of time or the perceived differences of culture and community.

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Summary: LOVE MEDICINE Journal#8
Review: This was not that good of a story cause at times it sounded crazy and confusing. But one good thing about it was that the Indian family was very close to one another. The individuals in it cared alot for one another and during rough times they all came together. I would not want to read this book again because it is just not worth it. I believe there are alot of better books than this out there. Everyone is entitled to his/her own decisions and opinions but I do not think this was the book for me, maybe it would be for someone else.

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Summary: Well, I'd rather stuff my hand down my throat
Review: Well this book was just terrible. I found myself skipping over entire chapter (it was required reading for school). How complicated and uninteresting can these peoples lives possiblely be. Sorry, but i do not care the entircate details of their pathetic boring lives. I'd rather walk on glass than read the second half of the book.

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Summary: beautiful and sad stories of a family
Review: What i liked best about Love Medicine was the way the characters were portrayed: so very real. Other authors, when dealing with Native American culture, fall short on their attempts to integrate their characters' spirituality with daily life in a believable manner. Some advice: I read The Beet Queen first, and i liked it better that way. I also love the fact that Erdrich uses pretty much the same cast of characters time and time again. After you have read two or three of her books, you get a huge panoramic picture of their world.

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Summary: If you love sagas...
Review: What i liked best about _Love Medicine_ was the way the characters were portrayed: so very real. Other authors, when dealing with Native American culture, fall short on their attempts to integrate their characters' spirituality with daily life in a believable manner. Some advice: I read _The Beet Queen_ first, and i liked it better that way.

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Summary: "Love Medicine"
Review: While this novel engrosses you in the life of a somewhat disfunctional indian family, I never really got into the novel. The one positive side is the characters are fairly deep and their are quite a couple intelligent revalations about family. Besides that, the book is a snooze. The stories the author tells are way to drawn out. I never got into the novel, I always felt like I was just reading it. The author never really got me into the indian atmosphere either. The relationships in the book are also not very interesting. If you are looking for a book with family and interesting characters, read The Joy Luck Club, it's better.