I think it was because I had a handle on what readers I could suggest her to and I had positive feedback from these readers. I knew this, but I just never seemed to get around to one of her books. She is also an author that shows up as a good reading suggestion based on my own personal reader profile. Her books, mostly centered on the reservations and/or tribes of the upper plains (mostly North Dakota) have won numerous accolades and awards. įirst a little back story on how this book ended up in my to-read pile in the first place. And, with its place on the short list for the Carnegie Medal being announced yesterday combined with my first slip into not sticking to my New Year's resolution, I am stopping the presses on everything else I had planned to do this morning and finally sitting down for long enough to write this review. I was doing great on my New Year's resolution to not get behind by more than 3 reviews, until last week when I finished 4 books! One, was t he book discussion, which I have already written up and the other 3 are in the queue (one of which is for the first resolution), but I had a fifth book still awaiting a review, The Round House by Louise Erdrich.
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