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5.0 out of 5 stars Native Americans
This author is excellent I’ve read several of her books. She gives historical context, and addresses a traditional culture adapting, and shifting in present society and culture.
5.0 out of 5 stars A story about life
I loved this book, which was assigned to me in a Native American literature course focusing on oral tradition. The book, itself, is a series of separate, yet intimately intertwined first-person narratives that combine to tell a story of life--family life, reservation life, and the struggles those engender for the people of the Chippewa tribe. One doesn't have to be of Native American descent, however, to connect with the book and its characters.While the order in which the narratives are told is key to the story as literature, one could read them in any order and still recognize the story that's being told. Again--this mimics life. We each have shared experiences (with family members, friends, co-workers, etc.) and we can pick our shared experiences/stories up at any point and understand where we are in the narrative. Life is linear only in the sense of time -- memories and experiences are non-linear, especially those that really shape us. They happened at one point but they pop up in many aspects of our lives forever.To me, "Love Medicine" is, at its core, a wonderful telling of life -- like life. It is simultaneously sad, inspiring, thought-provoking and hard to get through, but--also like life--worth every single moment.
4.0 out of 5 stars A solid read by a solid author
I don't normally read books like this, I'm more of a fantasy fan (Eddings, Jordan, LeGuin...and yes Tolkien!). However, I ended up reading several chapters from this book in a literature class I was taking in school. I was intrigued by it because it initially reminded me of Red Grass River, by James Carlos Blake and I thoroughly enjoyed that book. I liked it so much that I bought a copy.I was going to write a review pointing out the fact that Louise Erdrich is a Native American woman, and how valuable she is to our culture. But then I thought that would be silly considering how talented she is as an author. After I read a few chapters of this book in class I liked it so much that I would have read the whole thing regardless of who wrote it! Although her gender and cultural background provide the necessary insight into her characters that makes this story so genuine.Love Medicine's bland, non-hollywood world is full of rich descriptions and realistic characters. The story is brought to life by Erdrich's talent for painting vivid emotional landscapes through character interactions and by delving into their thoughts and feelings. She does this extremely well. This story is a unique experience for the average American like myself and I highly recommend reading it!
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
I was recommended this book by someone I know, after we were talking about the two awesome books by another Indigenous author (Tommy Orange). This book was recommended to me after discussing Tommy Oranges two amazing books about modern Indigenous people living in Oakland, CA (Books are "There There", and "Wandering Stars". I enjoyed those books, and I enjoyed this book as well.
5.0 out of 5 stars wake up America!
The dilemma of the colonized in search for an identity which is neither static and backward-facing, nor imposed by the worldview of the colonizer is the subject of Erdrich's Love Medicine. Her winding, free-flowing storyline mirrors her endorsement of the fluidity of family connections, one of the most significant difference between Euro-American and Ojibwa cultures. Defying the strictures of the novel, the anthology, or any other established writing style, Erdrich refuses to abide by the rules of Western traditions of fiction. A slap in the face to any notions of the superiority of such traditions, Erdrich's tales demand attention by being undeniably honest, and evoking empathy for even those characters who represent everything which is in opposition to Western culture, and zeroing in on the painful truths of America's imperialist history without subjecting the reader to a history lesson. One of the most important books on the Native American experience I've ever encountered.
3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't get to read it.
This is not a review about the Book contents. Pages are not cut properly. This is the second time in a row that I received a Book with not properly cut pages!!! Needless to say, I am going today to B&N to pick up a new one that is not damaged. Aggravating!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Loved this book! It tells the stories of two families, the Kashpaws and the Lamartines, from the perspectives of many family members. The novel starts in the present, then jumps back many many years and follows both families back to the present through the perspectives of different family members. At times, the novel reads like a series of connected short stories, yet the stories all advance the narrative of the two intertwined families. The writing is lyrical and, at times, quite beautiful. The main themes are love, family, betrayal, and perseverance. Highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars Ok not greay
Plot is nebulous. Very slow moving
Va meditato...
Ho letto letto questo libro perchè interessata alla realtà dei nativi americani e all'inizio ci ho trovato tutto meno che questo.Una storia triste di confusi legami di famiglia e abusi, alcolismo, morti e dolori che mi ha un pò deluso, poi però, mentre la storia si dipana, mi sono resa conto che forse il messaggio che l'autrice voleva dare poteva essere quello.Una nazione spezzettata, distrutta, costretta a vievre ai margini di una società che li ignora a meno che non dimentichino di essere nativi, assimiliando una volta ancora gli usi e costumi di chi li ha ridotti in miseria ( fisica e spirituale).In questo libro c'è la fatica dei giovani di trovare la loro strada, rimanere se stessi e ricordare da dove vengono, mentre affrontano il mondo. Ad una seconda lettura, è un libro che, benchè triste, tocca il cuore.
Magical prose with many lovable characters
This is one of those books that introduces you to people you'd like to have as neighbors; people you'd love to know. The first in a series of enchanting novels.
Bellísima
Es una obra bellísima de principio a fin. Tal como pone el la reseña del propio libro "La belleza de Love Medicine nos salva de ser completamente devastados por su poder"
Love Medicine This is the newly-revised edition of the book
Louise Erdrich: Love MedicineThis is the newly-revised edition of the book, originally published in 1993, copyrighted in 1984. Why is it important? Because the book consists of short stories, which were published in various magazines and periodicals in the Western US. Therefore it is Erdrich’s first book, and I think it is the best of all of them. The short stories (or should I say “long short stories”) deal with two or three families in the reservations of Indians and mixed race people in North Dakota.Each story is concerned with one of the characters, and as we read on, and time passes, we feel that we have lived amongst them, have learned their names and seen their fate, met their parents and children, and are privy to the rumours, fortunes, and misfortunes in their lives.Erdrich is a writer of short prose, the passion of her style may not be sustainable in long prose. (Her prima facie long novels impressed me less). But the way how she was able to make a narrative of the complicated relations, as they unfolded over the years, is amazing. A beautiful book, interesting reading, and a reminder that love medicine can also be bitter, but always powerful.
loved this
love this book with its depth, poetry, humout, knowledge and sadness. could not put it down and feel like i know the many multi faceted characters.
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Editorial Reviews
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5.0 out of 5 stars Native Americans
This author is excellent I’ve read several of her books. She gives historical context, and addresses a traditional culture adapting, and shifting in present society and culture.
5.0 out of 5 stars A story about life
I loved this book, which was assigned to me in a Native American literature course focusing on oral tradition. The book, itself, is a series of separate, yet intimately intertwined first-person narratives that combine to tell a story of life--family life, reservation life, and the struggles those engender for the people of the Chippewa tribe. One doesn't have to be of Native American descent, however, to connect with the book and its characters.While the order in which the narratives are told is key to the story as literature, one could read them in any order and still recognize the story that's being told. Again--this mimics life. We each have shared experiences (with family members, friends, co-workers, etc.) and we can pick our shared experiences/stories up at any point and understand where we are in the narrative. Life is linear only in the sense of time -- memories and experiences are non-linear, especially those that really shape us. They happened at one point but they pop up in many aspects of our lives forever.To me, "Love Medicine" is, at its core, a wonderful telling of life -- like life. It is simultaneously sad, inspiring, thought-provoking and hard to get through, but--also like life--worth every single moment.
4.0 out of 5 stars A solid read by a solid author
I don't normally read books like this, I'm more of a fantasy fan (Eddings, Jordan, LeGuin...and yes Tolkien!). However, I ended up reading several chapters from this book in a literature class I was taking in school. I was intrigued by it because it initially reminded me of Red Grass River, by James Carlos Blake and I thoroughly enjoyed that book. I liked it so much that I bought a copy.I was going to write a review pointing out the fact that Louise Erdrich is a Native American woman, and how valuable she is to our culture. But then I thought that would be silly considering how talented she is as an author. After I read a few chapters of this book in class I liked it so much that I would have read the whole thing regardless of who wrote it! Although her gender and cultural background provide the necessary insight into her characters that makes this story so genuine.Love Medicine's bland, non-hollywood world is full of rich descriptions and realistic characters. The story is brought to life by Erdrich's talent for painting vivid emotional landscapes through character interactions and by delving into their thoughts and feelings. She does this extremely well. This story is a unique experience for the average American like myself and I highly recommend reading it!
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
I was recommended this book by someone I know, after we were talking about the two awesome books by another Indigenous author (Tommy Orange). This book was recommended to me after discussing Tommy Oranges two amazing books about modern Indigenous people living in Oakland, CA (Books are "There There", and "Wandering Stars". I enjoyed those books, and I enjoyed this book as well.
5.0 out of 5 stars wake up America!
The dilemma of the colonized in search for an identity which is neither static and backward-facing, nor imposed by the worldview of the colonizer is the subject of Erdrich's Love Medicine. Her winding, free-flowing storyline mirrors her endorsement of the fluidity of family connections, one of the most significant difference between Euro-American and Ojibwa cultures. Defying the strictures of the novel, the anthology, or any other established writing style, Erdrich refuses to abide by the rules of Western traditions of fiction. A slap in the face to any notions of the superiority of such traditions, Erdrich's tales demand attention by being undeniably honest, and evoking empathy for even those characters who represent everything which is in opposition to Western culture, and zeroing in on the painful truths of America's imperialist history without subjecting the reader to a history lesson. One of the most important books on the Native American experience I've ever encountered.
3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't get to read it.
This is not a review about the Book contents. Pages are not cut properly. This is the second time in a row that I received a Book with not properly cut pages!!! Needless to say, I am going today to B&N to pick up a new one that is not damaged. Aggravating!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Loved this book! It tells the stories of two families, the Kashpaws and the Lamartines, from the perspectives of many family members. The novel starts in the present, then jumps back many many years and follows both families back to the present through the perspectives of different family members. At times, the novel reads like a series of connected short stories, yet the stories all advance the narrative of the two intertwined families. The writing is lyrical and, at times, quite beautiful. The main themes are love, family, betrayal, and perseverance. Highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars Ok not greay
Plot is nebulous. Very slow moving
Va meditato...
Ho letto letto questo libro perchè interessata alla realtà dei nativi americani e all'inizio ci ho trovato tutto meno che questo.Una storia triste di confusi legami di famiglia e abusi, alcolismo, morti e dolori che mi ha un pò deluso, poi però, mentre la storia si dipana, mi sono resa conto che forse il messaggio che l'autrice voleva dare poteva essere quello.Una nazione spezzettata, distrutta, costretta a vievre ai margini di una società che li ignora a meno che non dimentichino di essere nativi, assimiliando una volta ancora gli usi e costumi di chi li ha ridotti in miseria ( fisica e spirituale).In questo libro c'è la fatica dei giovani di trovare la loro strada, rimanere se stessi e ricordare da dove vengono, mentre affrontano il mondo. Ad una seconda lettura, è un libro che, benchè triste, tocca il cuore.
Magical prose with many lovable characters
This is one of those books that introduces you to people you'd like to have as neighbors; people you'd love to know. The first in a series of enchanting novels.
Bellísima
Es una obra bellísima de principio a fin. Tal como pone el la reseña del propio libro "La belleza de Love Medicine nos salva de ser completamente devastados por su poder"
Love Medicine This is the newly-revised edition of the book
Louise Erdrich: Love MedicineThis is the newly-revised edition of the book, originally published in 1993, copyrighted in 1984. Why is it important? Because the book consists of short stories, which were published in various magazines and periodicals in the Western US. Therefore it is Erdrich’s first book, and I think it is the best of all of them. The short stories (or should I say “long short stories”) deal with two or three families in the reservations of Indians and mixed race people in North Dakota.Each story is concerned with one of the characters, and as we read on, and time passes, we feel that we have lived amongst them, have learned their names and seen their fate, met their parents and children, and are privy to the rumours, fortunes, and misfortunes in their lives.Erdrich is a writer of short prose, the passion of her style may not be sustainable in long prose. (Her prima facie long novels impressed me less). But the way how she was able to make a narrative of the complicated relations, as they unfolded over the years, is amazing. A beautiful book, interesting reading, and a reminder that love medicine can also be bitter, but always powerful.
loved this
love this book with its depth, poetry, humout, knowledge and sadness. could not put it down and feel like i know the many multi faceted characters.
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