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Not my cup of tea!!

Ending my month of Erdrich on a high note. This book is comprised of interconnected stories centered around the unsolved murder of a family with a baby the only survivor. The ramifications start swiftly with misplaced vigilante violence and don‘t stop impacting lives for decades. The superbly drawn characters, intricate plotting, and breadth of emotions I felt while reading make this a new favorite of her books.

I‘ve been seeing this one get such amazing reviews and my hold of it finally came in so I thought I‘d try to sneak 1 more in for #AAM, but the first 100 pages aren‘t holding my interest so I‘m bailing for now, maybe I‘ll try again sometime when I‘m in a different frame of mind. @Soubhiville

Friday Reads: Some great books and one work of utter literary perfection

https://youtu.be/oH_4ny_Z-Ws

Intro

Weekly Highlights

Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land by Taylor Brorby

Clothes-Pegs by Susan Scarlett, Noel Streatfeild

Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan

A Month In The Country by J.L Carr

Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell

A Note in Music by Rosamond Lehmann

A fantastic choice for my January #AuthorAMonth selection hosted by @Soubhiville

1st book completed for #20in4 @Andrew65

A great pick for #NaturaLitsyBingo2023 due to the extraordinary nature writing, detailing the Chippewa tribe lifestyle in 1953.

I will be seeking out more of Erdrich's books. I'm also intrigued to learn about the events depicted in this book.

This amazing novel tracks the story of the remaining Chippewa tribe from Turtle Mountain, N. Dakota. It focuses on the battle against a US Congress bill to terminate the remaining native American tribes in 1953. I adored the descriptions of their reservation, traditions, culture and way of life. Wonderful cast of characters in a masterful storytelling of an abhorrent attempt to 'Americanise' people against their will.

LaRose is the name of the 5 year old son of the Ojibwe couple, Landreaux and Emmaline. LaRose is a family name passed down through generations. This is the first time that its bearer is male. A tragic accident causes LaRose to be given to another family. Louise Erdrich is a skilled writer.At times so beautiful and often just as ugly. A bit too much grit for my taste.I have enjoyed her other books more. #authoramonth #booked2023 #anypartofatrilogy

I tried. I promise I tried. I gave all three of these a shot and I just couldn‘t do it. Tried print and audio. Clearly there is something wrong with me. I just do not enjoy Louise Erdrich. Definitely not her fault. So I have DNF‘d three books in January. Can‘t wait for February #authoramonth crew!

#20in4

Goals
Finish the tagged for my #AAM choice @Soubhiville

Read 20 chapters of Middlemarch cos I'm seriously behind #Pemberlittens @BarkingMadRead

Start Peach blossom spring for #literarycrew #buddyread @Librarybelle

Thank you for hosting another #20in4 @Andrew65

Such a sad story but so compelling. The descriptions of emotions and how each character dealt with their own tragedies and challenges was really well-written. 4/5⭐️ #authoramonth
(January 25, 2023)