Reviews

The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich

leighreadsalot's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

bee_happy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

the_sims's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

katharina90's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

Certain snippets of this book I really liked. For example, the Indigenous folks winding up the town priest was hilarious and brilliantly written. 

Maybe it just wasn't the right time for this book but I found it difficult to keep track of the characters, timelines and connections between various characters and events. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Colonisation, and Hate crime

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Rape

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Transphobia

ryanpait's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

3.0

flatmtns's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

Extraordinarily complex, beautiful, powerful. A little messier than my favorite of erdrich's books, but everything pulls surprisingly together in the end. An energetic and courageous reckoning.

alexa_chava's review against another edition

adventurous dark

3.75

 Erdrich's language is gripping and many of her characters stay with you. But the book's era-jumping and thin connections between chapters and characters made for more confusion than clarity. 

Some parts of this book were really gripping and many of the characters I really loved and cared about, but with the book jumping around in time and between characters I would get confused at some points. 

doctortdm's review against another edition

5.0

A wonderful story, extremely well written.

lyrareadsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

It’s an interesting exercise to read this early work after reading the absolutely masterful LaRose. There are hints of brilliance, but much is left semi-formed. Uneven, but worth reading.

gabriellesantiago's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0