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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I first read this book for a high school multi cultural lit class. I was fascinated by the story then and almost 10 years later this is still one great read (at least to me). It take a little brain power to get through, this is not an easily read novel, but if you enjoy challenging reads that focus on the non-white perspective of America (like Push, or The Bluest Eye) then you will appreciate Tracks
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Review: I first read this book for a high school multi cultural lit class. I was fascinated by the story then and almost 10 years later this is still one great read (at least to me). It take a little brain power to get through, this is not an easily read novel, but if you enjoy challenging reads that focus on the non-white perspective of America (like Push, or The Bluest Eye) then you will appreciate Tracks
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Summary: Dealing with white expansionism.
Review: I found this to be a wonderful book. I read it for a women's novels class in college and could not put it down. Erdrich has really shown the importance of Ojibwe culture. Nanapush is the respected elderly member, Fleur is the free spirit and Pauline is trapped between white society and the culture she grew up in. This was a truly enjoyable read!
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Summary: Awful
Review: I had never read a book by this author until I bought this book and I have to say I did not enjoy it at all. I do not like how the author jumped from one character to another and how she played out events in the characters' lives. I would even get lost to what was going on and who was telling the story. I would not recommend this to anyone.
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Summary: Didn't leave a big impression...
Review: I have to start by saying that I'm a big fan of Louise Erdrich, especially after reading The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, which I highly recommend. I should also say that until I picked up Tracks did I know that her characters reappear throughout her novels , which I thought was a wonderful surprise. With that said, I wasn't as taken by Tracks as my expectations had forewarned. Her writing was of course, wonderful but I didn't find the story to be as original or captivating. It was definitely an easier read yet still stands alone on it's own as an interesting story. Overall, if you haven't read anything by Erdrich I recommend you start with one of her earlier books, like Tracks and then move forward.
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Summary: Didn't leave a big impression...
Review: I have to start by saying that I'm a big fan of Louise Erdrich, especially after reading The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, which I highly recommend. I should also say that until I picked up Tracks did I know that her characters reappear throughout her novels , which I thought was a wonderful surprise. With that said, I wasn't as taken by Tracks as my expectations had forewarned. Her writing was of course, wonderful but I didn't find the story to be as original or captivating. It was definitely an easier read yet still stands alone on it's own as an interesting story. Overall, if you haven't read anything by Erdrich I recommend you start with one of her earlier books, like Tracks and then move forward.
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Summary: Not for anyone who likes action.
Review: I read this for a college Novels course, and found it very average. The novel was a little confusing, being that it switched from narrator-to-narrator, and as well, there seemed to be very little driving the story. I was dissapointed by the lack of rhyme or reason behind the story, and found it, in general, bland.
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Summary: Tracks - Argus from the Beginning
Review: In all of her work, Louise Erdrich writes with rich visual language, and always from the heart. Until I read Tracks, I held up Love Medicine as Erdrich's best, and one of my all-time favorite novels. Tracks surpasses Love Medicine in scope, personality, and drama. The early lives of Erdrich's legends - Fleur and Moses Pillager, Eli and Nector, Lulu Nanapush,the Morrisseys, and even Sister Leopolda unfold in the despair and heartache of the early part of this century, when the Chippewas were just begining to lose their land and their lives to alcohol, disease, and other pressures from the ever-encroaching whites. What I love about both Love Medicine and Tracks, more than, say, The Beet Queen is the amazing number of characters Erdrich can master, and the way she interweaves their lives. Tracks does Love Medicine one better by making the circle of voices a bit smaller, and the stories more intensely personal. This book made me cry at work and laugh out loud on the subway. If you love the way Erdrich creates many varried personalities to tell a story, you will love this book. If you've never read any of her work, this is an excellent place to start.
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Summary: Third Novel Keeps the Charm
Review: In keeping with the development of Erdrich's rich, fictional Native American saga, "Tracks" takes her characters one step closer to reality. Contrary to initial impression, the novel does not limit itself by cultural lines. Erdrich's work provides an insightful and engrossing tale, which highlights the struggles of a frayed culture. However, spoilers abound and surprises go unappreciated for those who haven't read her previous works first. Erdrich makes brilliant use of alternating narrators. One speaker is a highly spiritual grandfather named Nanapush, and the other a crazed and confused Indian woman called Pauline, retelling the life of protagonist Fleur. Both offer differing slants when shedding light on Fleur's troubles, including passage through a suicidal youth and falling in love with shy Indian boy Eli. Rich imagery, and the short-and-sweet figurative way of Native American storytelling may be a bit much for some. However, the manner of speech fits the novel beautifully for those so inclined to a book of this type. Interesting, not mind-blowing, it is an honest and sufficient work in the representation and preservation of a culture.
Rating:
Summary: Third Novel Keeps the Charm
Review: In keeping with the development of Erdrich's rich, fictional Native American saga, "Tracks" takes her characters one step closer to reality. Contrary to initial impression, the novel does not limit itself by cultural lines. Erdrich's work provides an insightful and engrossing tale, which highlights the struggles of a frayed culture. However, spoilers abound and surprises go unappreciated for those who haven't read her previous works first. Erdrich makes brilliant use of alternating narrators. One speaker is a highly spiritual grandfather named Nanapush, and the other a crazed and confused Indian woman called Pauline, retelling the life of protagonist Fleur. Both offer differing slants when shedding light on Fleur's troubles, including passage through a suicidal youth and falling in love with shy Indian boy Eli. Rich imagery, and the short-and-sweet figurative way of Native American storytelling may be a bit much for some. However, the manner of speech fits the novel beautifully for those so inclined to a book of this type. Interesting, not mind-blowing, it is an honest and sufficient work in the representation and preservation of a culture.
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