Reviews - Future Home of the Living God

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Future Home of the Living God

Louise Erdrich

3.66 AVERAGE

ivleafclover's review against another edition

4.0

Atwood did it first and best, but Erdrich's contemporary update of a reproductive dystopia run under the veneer of religious fervor is equally chilling and a little more realistic.

kaceymarie's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

maxwellthomas's review against another edition

2.0

~dnf~

I just couldn't quite get into this. It's not very often that I get as far through a book as I did with this (3/4) and put it down but unfortunately I did with this one. This particular book just wasn't for me.

saunteringvaguelydownward's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

sarahdworjan's review against another edition

4.0

This felt like a cross between Atwood and Vonnegut (Oryx and Crake meets Galapagos). It was weird and I can't explain why I liked it.

marylouisa's review against another edition

4.0

More of a 3.5/5. I loved the world-building, but I wish there had been more to the book. For once I'm wishing an author had indulged a bit and written more.

alissanelson's review against another edition

3.0

Sure, why not read about another reproductive/climate dystopia. Slow first half, rip roaring white knuckler of a second half. Definitely some hokey bits but not NOT worth reading.