There is a lot of poverty, alcohol and substance abuse, and damage in this community too. But she blends this with a strong realist streak. Certain lines are filmier in this world – the line between the body and beyond, the sense of being tethered to the earth. Erdrich’s novel is a large-canvas portrait of a community and this is where she excels, mapping out relationships, the bonds between people, the sense of shared experience, shared knowledge.Įrdrich is part Ojibwe herself and there are mythic elements at play here. LaRose’s narrative is only one thread among many.
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