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The Mighty Red

Louise Erdrich

3.98 AVERAGE

majanelson's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarajg's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

read12345677's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

guybrarian133's review against another edition

3.0

As a sizable fan of Louise Erdrich, it was to my great surprise that I found myself surprisingly disconnected with The Mighty Red. I enjoyed Erdrich’s distinct prose as usual, but I managed to get through the entire book without the cast of characters and the plot being able to pull me in like past works of hers that I read were successfully able to. I’d still rank it a solid read overall, but overall, definitely does not join the ranks of my favorite Erdrich novels.

ach1707's review

3.5

funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katereads_92's review against another edition

4.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this book to be a satisfying read, with layers to the plot and characters that unfolded across the book. I particularly appreciated the epilogues demonstrating the passage of time.

livyadri's review

4.75

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Gorgeous and painful. Rich characterization and themes- namely its criticism on harmful practices used to tear resources from the earth.
“She gasped suddenly- for pain shot through her at the widening arc of her knowing. She had seen a lot by now. The deadened dirt, the perfect row crops without bugs or weeds. She had talked to Diz about how this perfection was accomplished. She could see it now. Practically everything she and the Geists did, and even her mother’s job was destroying what she had just witnessed- the joinery of creation.”
I will not get over this.

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