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eleventeen 's review for:
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich
oh my god the last few pages in this book WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME
This is a story of a group of native americans, of tribal law and how desperately fucked up jurisdiction is, of a horrible crime and the difficulties of making someone be accountable for it. I can tell that Erdrich is an accomplished writer and I really enjoyed her first person narrative from a 13 year old boy's perspective. I love reading about native american culture, and the mythology, and while it is essentially a trope at this point to use native american mythos as symbolism for the plot, I still eat it up like candy. Besides that, this was a study of emotions, of the relationship between young and old. It's matter of fact in its study of racism towards Native Americans, and while that forms part of the plot to a degree, it is not used as a plot device, just a reality, and I really liked that.
Erdrich's voice is strong and she uses description to create atmosphere, which so many writers forget to do so I deeply appreciate it. I'd like to read something of hers (she has ~19 books?) that isn't from a teenage boy voice, just because the voice can really color a whole novel.
Tw: the plot focuses around rape, and it is retold to a degree, if you are uncomfortable with that i would avoid this book.
This is a story of a group of native americans, of tribal law and how desperately fucked up jurisdiction is, of a horrible crime and the difficulties of making someone be accountable for it. I can tell that Erdrich is an accomplished writer and I really enjoyed her first person narrative from a 13 year old boy's perspective. I love reading about native american culture, and the mythology, and while it is essentially a trope at this point to use native american mythos as symbolism for the plot, I still eat it up like candy. Besides that, this was a study of emotions, of the relationship between young and old. It's matter of fact in its study of racism towards Native Americans, and while that forms part of the plot to a degree, it is not used as a plot device, just a reality, and I really liked that.
Erdrich's voice is strong and she uses description to create atmosphere, which so many writers forget to do so I deeply appreciate it. I'd like to read something of hers (she has ~19 books?) that isn't from a teenage boy voice, just because the voice can really color a whole novel.
Tw: the plot focuses around rape, and it is retold to a degree, if you are uncomfortable with that i would avoid this book.