A review by kathyellendavis
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book; Tookie was a great character with an interesting story to follow. This is one of the few books I've read that references Covid and the protests of 2020; it feels like that wasn't long enough ago to be in a book but here we are coming up on two years later. I enjoyed the mystery of why Flora was hanging around, and as a bookseller I loved reading about other booksellers. Tookie expertly described how it is to recommend the perfect book to someone. It was interesting to learn so much about Indigenous culture through the characters in this book too. I think this story has something for everyone and is a great one for booklovers in particular; there are a ton of book recs in the back of the book!