Reviews

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

moominmama_11's review against another edition

4.0

This is a strange book - sometimes it feels more like a collection of linked short stories than a novel, but the threads eventually weave together in deft and unexpected ways. Some of these threads are confusing and meandering but when this book works it really works. The prose is lyrical and unexpected and atmospheric and the characters are fully realised. Really loved it.

sushi_747's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Amazing 

gbeckner's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

shirleytupperfreeman's review against another edition

A farm family was murdered in small town North Dakota. Vigilante justice prevailed. Erdrich tells the stories of several people, both white and native, who's lives were altered by the crime and the subsequent retribution. The reader gets a good sense of a small town in the upper midwest and the people who inhabit such places.

luvandkiwi's review against another edition

1.0

I put this book down after chapter three. I just couldn't get into it at all. Wondering if anyone else had the same issues.

elaba25's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

matryoshka7's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.0

tlctbr's review against another edition

5.0

Brilliant and beautifully written. I liked it even better than The Master Butcher's Singing Club. To me, this book really seemed like a collection of short stories that fit perfectly together into a novel, but unlike Olive Kitteridge, it didn't feel at all like a gimmick. Definitely a book I will revisit.

vandelay's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lafrederick's review against another edition

2.0

Weird and boring