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livyadri 's review for:
The Mighty Red
by Louise Erdrich
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Gorgeous and painful. Rich characterization and themes- namely its criticism on harmful practices used to tear resources from the earth.
“She gasped suddenly- for pain shot through her at the widening arc of her knowing. She had seen a lot by now. The deadened dirt, the perfect row crops without bugs or weeds. She had talked to Diz about how this perfection was accomplished. She could see it now. Practically everything she and the Geists did, and even her mother’s job was destroying what she had just witnessed- the joinery of creation.”
I will not get over this.
“She gasped suddenly- for pain shot through her at the widening arc of her knowing. She had seen a lot by now. The deadened dirt, the perfect row crops without bugs or weeds. She had talked to Diz about how this perfection was accomplished. She could see it now. Practically everything she and the Geists did, and even her mother’s job was destroying what she had just witnessed- the joinery of creation.”
I will not get over this.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gore, Infidelity