I am about 3/4 of the way through the audiobook of Louise Erdrich’s latest novel The Sentence, which she narrates herself, and I’m enthralled. Last fall I was in a bit of an audiobook rut, listening to books that were okay, mostly fine, but that left me wanting to listen to podcasts instead. That’s the real audiobook test for me: am I tempted to switch from my audiobook over to podcasts? When the answer is no, I know I’ve found a good one. This winter, things have turned around: I listened to Deborah Levy’s autobiographical trilogy (read by Juliet Stevenson), and then Lynn Steger Strong’s novel
I just finished The Sentence. Your review deftly describes the nuances of this text without spoiling the experience ahead for readers. When I finished I was … under the influence of Erdrich’s voice and writing skill. The poem alone, found in the cash register had incredible resonance for me. I had to go immediately in search of more Erdrich, however, inspired by her generous reading lists, I ended up with Joy Harjo and Jacqueline Woodson. Who can not be thrilled? More good reading ahead. Thanks for the whole post, but especially your lead review.
I finished reading The Sentence over the weekend and loved it. Since I live in Minneapolis the parts about Floyd's murder and the uprising are still a bit fresh, but it was also really interesting reading about the events from an Indigenous perspective. If you haven't finished listening already, I don't know if the audiobook will include it, but there's about 5 pages of book recommendations from Tookie :)
I just finished The Sentence. Your review deftly describes the nuances of this text without spoiling the experience ahead for readers. When I finished I was … under the influence of Erdrich’s voice and writing skill. The poem alone, found in the cash register had incredible resonance for me. I had to go immediately in search of more Erdrich, however, inspired by her generous reading lists, I ended up with Joy Harjo and Jacqueline Woodson. Who can not be thrilled? More good reading ahead. Thanks for the whole post, but especially your lead review.
I finished reading The Sentence over the weekend and loved it. Since I live in Minneapolis the parts about Floyd's murder and the uprising are still a bit fresh, but it was also really interesting reading about the events from an Indigenous perspective. If you haven't finished listening already, I don't know if the audiobook will include it, but there's about 5 pages of book recommendations from Tookie :)