Here are a few more beautifully written quotes from Erdrich: “Then the mosquitoes whined out in attack formation and we went inside.” “Sonja tucked a sheet across the cushions and gave me a plaid sleeping bag with a broken zipper.” “And there was that moment when my mother and father walked in the door disguisedContinue reading “Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (4)”
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Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (3)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few more from Erdrich: “…my head seemed to balloon out and fill with bees.” “Linda Wishkob was magnetically ugly.” “Travis’ father had taken him into the city to see the Catholic president and his elegant first lady,Continue reading “Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (3)”
Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (1)
As I read my Kindle, I highlight intriguing or beautifully descriptive passages from the novel. Here are a few recent: “The light caught the lines in his face and they deepened to cracks. He looked a thousand years old.” “The moonlight illuminated the edges of things, made suggestions out of shadows.” “I took great gulpsContinue reading “Louise Erdrich’s The Round House (1)”