The Round House
by Louise Erdrich
Taste attributes: dramacrimefresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardycoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
When his mother, a tribal enrollment specialist living on a reservation in North Dakota, slips into an abyss of depression after being brutally attacked, 14-year-old Joe Coutz sets out with his three friends to find the person that destroyed his family.
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- Author
- Louise Erdrich
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 352
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- Open Library
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