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.
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.
ReplyDeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteShe's an impressive short story writer as well, if you want a shorter intro.
DeletePatti--FWIW, the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE music special is playing NBC right now (albeit with ads)...I suspect it will be repeated, of on NBC online in some way.
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