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LaRose
LaRose
Author: Louise Erdrich
Late summer in North Dakota, 1999: Landreaux Iron stalks a deer along the edge of the property bordering his own. He shoots with easy confidence but only when he staggers closer does he realise he has killed his neighbour's son. — Horrified at what he's done, Landreaux turns to an Ojibwe tribe tradition for guidance, and finds a way forwa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781472151858
ISBN-10: 1472151852
Publication Date: 4/6/2017
Pages: 448
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Publisher: LITTLE BROWN BOOKS GROUP
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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jmlsauter avatar reviewed LaRose on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I usually enjoy Erdrich books, but this one fell short for me. Maybe too many characters with barely any emotion. There were short areas of the book I didn't understand because I couldn't figure where they fit into the storyline. The book just stops and nothing very importent happens. Disappointed.
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joann avatar reviewed LaRose on + 412 more book reviews
Landreaux Iron is out hunting when he shoots and finds that he has killed his neighbor's 5 year old son, Dusty. Devastated, he lets Peter and Nola Ravich know that he has killed their son and his own son's (LaRose) playmate.
In thinking about his heritage, he talks with his wife, Emmaline, and they decide that LaRose should be given to the Ravich's in payment for the accident. It is hard for both families, but that is done.
LaRose now has two families and seems to fit into both. He really misses his birth mother, but falls in love with the Ravich family also.
There is an individual, Romeo, who has a grudge against Landreaux from many years ago and he is trying to bring him to a quick decline and is searching for any way to make that happen. Romeo is a lost soul; stealing drugs, stealing paperwork, etc.

There is a lot of Indian tradition incorporated into this novel and it is a pleasure to be taken there. This is definitely well-written and I need to warn you to keep tissues handy.

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