The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, (Paperback)

from laytonwoman3rd

Complicated relationships, shifting points of view, interwoven chronologies---all these things made this a challenging and highly engaging read for me. The story begins with an ancient priest, Father Damien Modeste, writing as he clearly has done many times before, to an unresponsive church hiera...

from gayla.bassham

I can't believe I missed this when it first came out. It's a brilliant concept and right in my wheelhouse. I should have been all over it. (Of course, I had two children under the age of two when it was published, which might have played a part in my neglect.)I feel a tiny bit guilty giving it fo...

from shannonkearns

A fantastically rich novel. Erdrich writes the story of a woman who, after a tragedy occurs, disguises herself as a male priest and goes to live among the Obijwe as a missionary. Erdrich weaves together the tales of the people on the reservation as well as the past and present of Agnes/Father Dam...

from MaureenCean

I hope the folks who are kind enough to read my reviews do not mind that I don't summarize the plot - I am satisfied for the most part with what GR has to say and so many reviewers summarize it too - and I just don't have the time, so I just give you my reactions - thanks if you keep reading. Thi...

from -sunny-

Nearly five stars, but somehow failed to reach the emotional or ideological/conceptual levels I associate with 5-star books, though I can't say I have any solid criteria on which to base my ratings. But filled with exceptionally beautiful and striking scenes, images, words, stories, and people, n...