A review by lizflynn
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I like to read books without really reading the synopsis, so I had no idea this book took place during *the situation* of 2020. I also didn’t know I was ready to read a book about this time in our collective lives. Turns out, Erdrich’s incredibly profound writing led me through without a hitch. We follow Tookie, a woman with her own private ghosts who ends up being haunted by a literal ghost in the bookshop she works in. I loved how self-referential Erdrich is in this story. The fictional bookstore owner is named Louise, the bookstore has a blue door like Erdrich’s real-life store, etc. This book is about the ghosts we carry around with us, and how one fictional character navigated the pandemic and the social reckoning of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis. It was difficult to read at times, but worth it.