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levibreyen's review against another edition
4.0
This is the story of Father Damien Modeste, a priest in his placed community among the Ojibwe people, on the remote reservation of Little No Horse. The author highlights sexism, racism, unintentional violence, and classism that cross cultures in the early days of Minnesota statehood.
clarkissimo's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my God. This book. The first 100 pages, I struggled, wondered what it was all about. The last 200 pages was an extended, "Oh!" that's what it's all about. Brilliant and beautiful.
stephanyeddy's review against another edition
4.0
Genre: Fiction /4.5 stars
Magnificient narrative! / Highly recommend.
Magnificient narrative! / Highly recommend.
jadesara15's review against another edition
4.0
Read for class.
I can definitely see why someone would rate this a 5/5. Its undeniably beautifully written, strange and utterly unique. There is some interesting commentary here on everything from religion to gender and I highly recommend if you are looking for Indigenous fiction.
However, it was just missing a little spark for me!
I can definitely see why someone would rate this a 5/5. Its undeniably beautifully written, strange and utterly unique. There is some interesting commentary here on everything from religion to gender and I highly recommend if you are looking for Indigenous fiction.
However, it was just missing a little spark for me!
louiequartorze67's review against another edition
4.0
This book possess quite a number of interesting and exciting plots twists and character building. You will need some knowledge on pronouncing 'native indian phrases, words, names, places, things etc. I started out actually reading the book and was enjoying where the journey was taking me. But because of the reader I am, I was getting fustrated at not knowing how to pronounce or sound out these indian terms... So I download the book from itunes and I honestly have to say I completely fell in love with someone reading to me!
L.Erdrich possess an amazing talent and knack for descriptive writing. She allows the reader to use the 5 sense (in a way). So that the reader is able to just let go and be transported off to the turn of the 19 century Indian Reservation and a unique story.
I would recommend this book!!
L.Erdrich possess an amazing talent and knack for descriptive writing. She allows the reader to use the 5 sense (in a way). So that the reader is able to just let go and be transported off to the turn of the 19 century Indian Reservation and a unique story.
I would recommend this book!!
liznutting's review against another edition
Everything tells me I should love this book, but I just couldn't get into it. I kept finding other things I wanted to read more than I wanted to finish this one. Maybe I'll come back to it, since I did like what I read of it. But for now, it's on to other things.
evnegia's review against another edition
5.0
I usually jot down notes after I finish reading a book. They help to process and remember the story as well as formulate these reviews. But, when I finished reading The Last Report of the Miracles at Little No Horse, I couldn’t think of anything to say. I set the book down, lay on my bed and looked up into my mosquito net. The fundamental story revolves around an investigation of sainthood promoted by the Vatican. Lover of Chopin turned priest, Father Damien Modeste (aka Agnes Dewitt) is the unlikely hero being interviewed. Was a certain Sister really speaking to God? Were the stigmata on her hands and immobility her miracles? Erdrich winds her tale around Ojibwe culture in the North Dakota/ Minnesota area and missionary work. Father Modeste reluctantly takes up the cloth and finds God somewhere between Ojibwe and Catholicism. Being myself a stranger in a strange land, I felt really connected to this book. It really explores the clash between cultures and our roles as outsiders within foreign communities.
asiporaspoonful's review against another edition
5.0
With every Erdrich book I read, i become convinced I have a new favorite. I really think this one might be it though. The way that she writes so sensitively of Father Damien, of the draw of alcohol, overlapping spiritualities and beliefs, of the trauma of Catholic boarding schools to native families and children, of love and how unexpectedly it can come upon us all regardless of age or gender or position, of the different kinds of love and their limitations—it’s just a marvel. I also have to say that this is one of the most satisfying endings I’ve read in ages. I can’t wait to read the whole thing again.
emilybmorgan02's review against another edition
4.0
This author. She will take me down roads I never thought I would explore, make me question everything, and also fall in love with the strangest characters. I was riveted by this story. As usual, I got a little lost in the breadth of the timeline and the variety of characters included, but it was hard to stop reading, and I know I'll be thinking about it for a while.
ursulamonarch's review against another edition
I felt pretty mixed on this book and ultimately wanted to like it a lot more than I actually did. I found the writing often melodramatic and, at times, confusing. I tried to accept that this might be a portrayal of different experience of time and reality but... I had difficulty with it. I enjoyed how many reviews discussed weaving a narrative, rather than a single linear narrative being created... more in theory than in practice. I'm not really sure what the author was saying about a lot of topics - gender, religion, time, music - which could mean that I just didn't read it deeply enough. I also read this in quite a book slump and had a hard time moving through it.