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This is a bail for me. I just wasn‘t connecting with it this time around, but I will probably give it another chance eventually. Erdrich‘s writing is generally quite good. Under normal circumstances, I think I would have enjoyed this. Perhaps because this is a prequel and I haven‘t read Love Medicine, or perhaps because of the magical realism elements which made me feel a bit distant from the characters, I just wasn‘t feeling it.
#catsoflitsy

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!

Another #authoramonth read. This book is set before Love Medicine and The Beet Queen but features characters you have met before and giving you backstory that adds so much to what you already knew about them. I am loving spending this time with Erdrich and see myself continuing to read her books past the end of this month.

My last day of Christmas vacation, and I celebrated by reading this in practically one sitting. (One day, anyway.) I have loved Erdrich‘s writing since a friend gifted me with The Roundhouse years ago. And this installment in the Nanapush / Kashpaw / Morrissey families was a treat. #bookspin #authoramonth @TheAromaofBooks @Soubhiville

A little over a year ago I was at Mr. Mike‘s Used Books and found a large collection of Erdrich books. So of course I bought them all. 🤷🏻‍♀️ This is my #bookspin for January and also my first #authoramonth selection.

Erdrich has written four novels about a community of First Nations people of North Dakota. There‘s a lot of characters to get to know but they‘d started to feel like family by the time I finished my first one - Love Medicine. I was so happy to be back amongst them again.
This book gives the back story to a number of characters and explains the feuds and land losses. It‘s the 3rd book published but the 1st in the series if that makes sense. ⬇️

Tracks by Louise Erdrich is the first of the Erdrich medicine readalong in Instagram and I have enjoyed the discussion so far, discussing memorable Anishinaabe characters that apparently will be reappearing in several more novels. The two narrators in Tracks - Nanapush and Pauline - are very distinct but Fleur must be the most compelling character.
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Reading Envy Podcast 177: An Unnamed Middle Eastern Country (Goals 2020)

Jenny starts off the year discussing reading goals - how did her reading goals end up for 2019, what additional goals did she end up adding, and what goals has she set for 2020? As always I love to hear about your goals for the year.

As the Reading Envy Podcast rolls into its sixth year, there are many more reading adventures to explore.

https://tinyurl.com/ReadingEnvy177

On this last day of #boutofbooks, starting TRACKS by Louise Erdrich for the #ErdrichMedicineReadAlong, hosted by @erins_library and @thunderbirdwomanreads over on Instagram. Looking forward to the January 17 discussion on Erin's feed.

#nativeauthors #louiseerdrich #tracks #anishinaabe #ojibwe #firstnations #fiction

I didn‘t “get” it. “I” was used in the book, but part of the time “I” was male and part of the time “I” was female. I wasn‘t sure if “I” was switching back and forth somehow or what, but a review I saw said something about there being two narrators, one an old man and one a young woman. Nanapush was the name of the old man “I”, but I don‘t know if it was just a name or if it was meant to represent the native legend of the same name?

Thank you Cindy ❤️ lovely always to receive a book parcel! I‘ll let you know how I get on!
I‘ve had a couple of quiet days and have missed my book buddy 😘

Next! This is the second book in a series. I read the first one for a literature class a year or two ago. I loved the first one. It‘s called Love Medicine and I highly recommend it! This will be book 11 for my goal of #52booksin52weeks

I can‘t stay away from #BookOutlet especially when I‘m doing “research” for #Booked2019 😉🤓 Found three books that will work for second quarter (April-June)❣️❣️❣️More hints 1. April 22 ~ Earth Day 2. May 11 ~ Eat What You Want Day 3. June 21~ National Indigenous Peoples Day @KarenUK venture to guess 3 more prompts?!??

Phenomenal. Both were amazing but I preferred Tracks personally. The characters felt so real I was shocked when the audiobook ended and they suddenly didn‘t exist anymore. She‘s the kind of writer who can make you forget that her characters have completely different lives to you, and make it possible to understand anyone with any life. Why isn‘t she more famous??

E is for #LouiseErdrich for the #authorchallenge A-Z This book was definitely a great read! I loved having two separate narrators telling the same story. It is so interesting to have that unreliable narrator factor thrown into the mix! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!

This is the book that got me in to Louise Erdrich. 💗 #indigenousauthors #junebookbugs

There's a used bookstore near one of the train stations in KL. It's a place to quietly lose your shit because it's floor to ceiling books. Haphazardly arranged books with no system. So it's manic eyes looking from left to right, right to left, left to right...

This is the #bookhaul from today. Happy to find Tracks; Erdrich is one of the #indigenousauthors I've been meaning to read for an embarrassingly long time. #JuneBookBugs @RealLifeReading

Nanapush is so subtly complicated, warm and rich.

Almost done with Tracks. I had to take some breaks because there are some really painful moments and i typically read before bed. I think having a baby around causes plenty of sleeplessness without adding to it. 😓

I read this chapter in high school without realizing or remembering that it was part of this book, then many years later a friend recommended it to me and I'm just now reading it. I'm rather superstitious about when it "feels right" to read a book so I'm not sure what to think of all that. But in less navel-gazing news, I am really enjoying Tracks so far.

Local used bookstore finds 😍

And the 24in48 readathon begins! #24in48

Anyone read this? My sister gave it to me & I just started it. Lovely so far.

Not sure if I'm sounding like a broken record here, but I LOVE reading Louise Erdrich when it's the dead of winter. She almost always includes a setting in the bitter cold of North Dakota/Minnesota. I remember reading Tracks during an ice storm that took out hundreds of thousands of people's electricity here in St. Louis 10 years ago. Oh to be nestled in bed under heaps of blankets and kitties. #chillyreads #photoadaynov16

"You're can have the wire back"
This book has some of the funniest and bizarre characters that I've encountered in a novel for class. ? Glad that I've gotten to read it for my Native American Novel class.

My #FunFridayPhoto is Tracks by Louise Erdrich. Instead of just assigning this read, my 10th grade English teacher read it to us in class. I fell in love with the story. For Christmas that year my mom (also an English teacher) got me Love Medicine, The Beet Queen and Tracks. This copy is 25 years old. 📚

Starting my first novel poolside for the #bookisholympics 😎

These are just a few of my favorites. I'm pretty sure my best friend has had my copies of The Handmaid's Tale and The Time Traveler's Wife for the last 7 years, otherwise they'd be in here too. 😊📚 #augustofpages #bookphotochallenge

More amazing backlist. Magic and body and place all depicted with graceful truth.

Starting this one today...my first Louise Erdrich book!