The Sentence: A Novel

"Dazzling. . . . A hard-won love letter to readers and to booksellers, as well as a compelling story about how we cope with pain and fear, injustice and illness. One good way is to press a beloved book into another's hands. Read The Sentence and then do just that."--USA Today, Four Stars

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400 pages

Average rating: 7.38

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Karen Howells
Jan 13, 2024
9/10 stars
Immersive read taking me into the reality of First Nations, indigenous people's reality. Character development was so excellent, writing made you feel inside the protaganists heart, thinking and experiences,
margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
10/10 stars
This book includes much wordplay and book citing, which only serves to endear it to me. The story is told from the perspective of Tookie, an Ojibwe woman with a regrettable childhood and a stint in Federal prison. She is a brilliant observer of humanity and reader of books. Her sentences begin and end the book. Tookie works at an indigenous bookstore in Minneapolis and most of the story takes place in 2020, when the pandemic hit and George Floy...read more
crdavila
Dec 24, 2023
10/10 stars
Such beautiful symbolism and imagery. Real and raw observations. I love books that are about books, and Erdrich weaves word play and narrative so seamlessly.
BookClubAddict
Dec 10, 2023
5/10 stars
Good in parts. She is a very gifted writer who has some beautiful phrases. However, this book is not my style. Enjoyed learning about present day native American culture and her bookstore.
Anonymous
Dec 04, 2023
8/10 stars
I had heard such good things about this book but when I picked it up to read, I just couldn't get into it. There's nothing I could put my finger on but it was a rough start for me. However, once I really sat down to read, I was hooked.

Tookie is one messed up, struggling woman at the beginning of this book. In hopes of pleasing her crush, Danae, she goes and picks up the corpse of Danae's ex-boyfriend and puts him in a refrigerated grocery truck t...read more

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