A review by slovenlymuse
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

This book was quite touching, and beautifully-written, but could have used some pruning in spots. Mostly, it's a series of anecdotes of the life experiences of Father Damien, a priest who came to the reservation to do missionary work harboring a secret: he is actually a woman who has assumed a priest's identity. A fascinating exploration of how Catholicism intrudes on established religious communities in ways that are at times discordant and at times supportive, and how dogma varies in flexibility between theory and practice. Glad I checked it out!