My comments were: this was the story of a group of interrelated people in North Dakota in the 1930s through the 1980s. Some of the characters were introduced in LOVE MEDICINE.
This from a review- The Beet Queen deals primarily with marginal people who live socially and culturally displaced lives. This marginality is a source of both strength and grief for Erdrich's characters.
I kept up with Erdrich for a long time but haven't read anything recently although she continues to write praised novels.
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Diane's Book Club has read several Louise Erdrich's novels. They must like them because they keep picking them. I can only imagine the changes for writers from 1987 until now. Not good.
I'm glad you mentioned her work, Patti. I need to read her; I keep meaning to fill in that gap and just...haven't yet.
She's an impressive short story writer as well, if you want a shorter intro.
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