Reviews

The Beet Queen: A Novel by Louise Erdrich

smsegal's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

kwelly's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

Waste of too many hours of my life

readingwithstardust's review against another edition

2.0

I was left wondering why I should care about any of this...

samantha_shain's review against another edition

3.0

Very entertaining and unusual characters!

knitswhilereading's review against another edition

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

3.75

notallbooks_mp's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-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? No

4.25

moon___dude's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

kmt75's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Sort of an odd, disjointed mess compared with Love Medicine, which is kind of weird since Love Medicine is a collection of short stories turned into a novel and this is a proper novel.

Have to wonder how much of this was influenced/developed by Michael Dorris.

earnestgirl's review

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

stitchykitch's review against another edition

3.0

Authors would hate me if they knew i compared every book i read to a steinbeck novel, but this one really did have that kind of feel. At times the characters were larger than life, and other times they were people you could relate to. All in all, this book was a nice read for the metro, though definitely not one to keep you up at night.