A review by milktoast
Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich

5.0

Love Medicine is a really cool book. It somehow manages to function as a collection of short stories and a novel at the same time. Most of the chapters could stand on their own (indeed, I read "The Red Convertible" many years ago and loved it. I didn't even realize it was part of a novel until I read it in the book yesterday!) but together they weave a story that is thematic bound and compelling. It's a multi-generational story of two families living on a reservation and jumps around in time, perspective, and point of view.

Her writing is fantastic. The dialogue and characters are realistic and believable, but her wonderfully crafted style gives it a mythical quality. Highly recommended to anyone who likes multi-generational stories!