A review by evnegia
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich

5.0

I usually jot down notes after I finish reading a book. They help to process and remember the story as well as formulate these reviews. But, when I finished reading The Last Report of the Miracles at Little No Horse, I couldn’t think of anything to say. I set the book down, lay on my bed and looked up into my mosquito net. The fundamental story revolves around an investigation of sainthood promoted by the Vatican. Lover of Chopin turned priest, Father Damien Modeste (aka Agnes Dewitt) is the unlikely hero being interviewed. Was a certain Sister really speaking to God? Were the stigmata on her hands and immobility her miracles? Erdrich winds her tale around Ojibwe culture in the North Dakota/ Minnesota area and missionary work. Father Modeste reluctantly takes up the cloth and finds God somewhere between Ojibwe and Catholicism. Being myself a stranger in a strange land, I felt really connected to this book. It really explores the clash between cultures and our roles as outsiders within foreign communities.