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bookbratmn's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to love this one and I didn't. I liked it but it wasn't what I was expecting. There were parts that I did love but more parts that seemed very verbose and boring. The premise is wonderful and I really like the way Erdrich ends the story - no spoilers here - you're going to have to read it for yourself!
sonypainstation's review against another edition
5.0
esselleayy's review against another edition
5.0
I don't think I've ever read any Louise Erdrich despite all her acclaim over the years. Now I feel like I have to read everything.
billnienaber's review against another edition
5.0
Louise Erdrich is one of my two favorite "folk" authors, and the other one is Wendell Berry. They are similar in that they each have a fairly large body of work which chronicles a particular place on earth and features the same characters in each volume. I will get to Berry eventually, but I think this is probably my favorite work by Erdrich (so far.) This one tells the story of an investigation into whether Sister Leopolda (aka Pauline Puyat) should be elevated to the status of saint. The story really takes off when the investigator, Father Jude Miller, comes to stay with Father Damien Modeste (who is not what he appears to be.) Readers familiar with Erdrich will happily recognize many of the characters here, and like all her works, this wonderful story is filled to overflowing with crazy and beautiful subplots and startling, breathtaking imagery. One should really begin at the beginning, with Love Medicine, but this for me was a huge highlight of this series.
smeckling's review against another edition
5.0
This is on my Top Five Best Novels list now. I haven't read Louise Erdrich since Beet Queen so forgot how difficult it can be to follow with so many characters, but this one was so worth it.
seldovialibrary's review against another edition
5.0
My absolute favorite of all the Louise Erdrich books I've read.
cindymom's review against another edition
5.0
My absolute favorite of all the Louise Erdrich books I've read.
anniecoulter's review against another edition
4.0
An extremely well written book. Many story lines, hard to keep all the characters straight.
janmacwill's review against another edition
5.0
I think this is my favorite book that wraps up the saga about the characters who live in all the previous novels by Louise Erdrich. What a rich and revealing tale!