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A review by kgmittty
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I think I was hoping for more plot and character focus and while the concept was very cool in theory I don’t think it was executed in a particularly satisfying way.
The writing is beautiful, the message is both dark and clear, and the ending is heartbreaking. At the end I felt “what? That’s it?”. And that’s not a mark against the tragedy of the ending, which I can respect, but more of a complaint about all the nothing it felt like happened in the middle, with Cedar always seemingly waiting around for things to happen. And when things do happen there are bursts of plot followed by more… waiting.
I wanted to like this more and while I don’t think it’s a bad book, I guess I just wanted more out of it.
The writing is beautiful, the message is both dark and clear, and the ending is heartbreaking. At the end I felt “what? That’s it?”. And that’s not a mark against the tragedy of the ending, which I can respect, but more of a complaint about all the nothing it felt like happened in the middle, with Cedar always seemingly waiting around for things to happen. And when things do happen there are bursts of plot followed by more… waiting.
I wanted to like this more and while I don’t think it’s a bad book, I guess I just wanted more out of it.