Book pick: 'The Round House' by Louise Erdrich
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Kerri's book Pick of the Week is 'The Round House' by Louise Erdrich. Here's what Kirkus Reviews has to say about the book:
The novel, told through the eyes of a grown Joe looking back at himself as a boy, combines a coming-of-age story (think Stand By Me) with a crime and vengeance story while exploring Erdrich's trademark themes: the struggle of Native Americans to maintain their identity; the legacy of the troubled, unequal relationship between Native Americans and European Americans, a relationship full of hatred but also mutual dependence; the role of the Catholic Church within a Native American community that has not entirely given up its own beliefs or spirituality.
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