Reviews

Antelope Woman by Louise Erdrich

thecatwhowalksbyhimself's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

chirson's review against another edition

3.0

I sincerely regret not having the time to read this book in one sitting or at least over a few days and instead reading short increments over a prolonged period; I think the effect would have been much better if I'd done the former. I enjoyed it more than I did Master Butcher's Singing Club, but I found it more demanding as well.

sunrae_booknook's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

imocool's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

uzoma's review

challenging dark slow-paced

3.25

One thing about Louise Erdrich, she will write a family saga rich in metaphor and absolutely incomprehensible to the casual reader 

dllh's review against another edition

3.0

This one was just so-so for me. I had real trouble getting into it and found some of the more mystical bits (especially early in the book) hard to enjoy. It felt like a series of fragments that might've worked better as parts of a longer and better book.

pine_wulf's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

The writing is lyrical and beautiful and there were some really emotional scenes. There isn't really an ongoing plot. It's more a character study. Life scenes spanned over several years. It's not really my type of thing, but the writing itself made up for it. And I was a little teary over what happened to Deanna. 

I thought the actual "antelope wife" would have a bigger role considering the back summary says she's at the center, but she felt like a background character to me. 

mbejjani's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

Not my favorite of Louise Erdrich’s novels, but beautiful writing as always! A haunting story that weaves through generations

cait_henry56's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I bought this purely because Stephen Graham Jones raved about it, but in the end it wasn't for me. I should've known this, since this book is not horror nor is it marketed as such. Hauntingly beautiful writing, but too slow for me.

sarahglabb's review against another edition

4.0

The book had a super funny moment right towards the end that was perfect. I mean perfect. The theme of the beads and how the people were connected in the novel was good.
I just love anything by Louise Erdrich because there is always crazy people doing crazy things in her books.