A review by laneamagya
Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich

3.0

I think this is the weakest Erdrich novel I've read so far. In short, it's the story of a man named Jack, who drives his businesses and marriages to fail, and of several women who marry him. I love two of the characters, Dot and Eleanor, but I'm not sure why the others are appealing to anyone. The prose is lovely in parts, a touch overdone in others, but very good as a whole. The structure is intriguing, as are most of Erdrich's books, because she reveals more about each character in little treasures hidden throughout the chapters. She is an elegant writer, and I guess this is her most inelegant work because a few of her characters seem less appealing than I want them to. It's still worth reading, though.