A review by missphoebs
The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich

5.0

"for solitude will also break you with its yearning. you have to love. you have to feel. it is the reason you are here on earth."

some of the most exquisite prose i have ever read. literally so many great lines that were reminders of why i love to read. this book was rough for me to get through, mainly because of my current reading slump, but erdrich's writing is so rich and with an intense subject matter that forces me to take my time with reading rather than bulldozing through it in order to reach my silly reading goal. i loved this one a lot, particularly the depiction of mother/daughter relationships and sister dynamics. it was so expertly written, like .... don't even have the words to describe it !!