The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich

The Painted Drum

Love Medicine #8

Louise Erdrich

277 pages • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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“Haunted and haunting. . . . With fearlessness and humility, in a narrative that flows more artfully than ever between destruction and rebirth, Erdrich has opened herself to possibilities beyond what we merely see—to the dead alive and busy, to th...

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Community Reviews

3.91
based on 986 reviews

Moods

reflective: 85%

emotional: 84%

dark: 43%

mysterious: 37%

sad: 37%

challenging: 35%

informative: 25%

hopeful: 21%

inspiring: 18%

tense: 15%

adventurous: 14%

funny: 7%

relaxing: 3%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
66% of readers chose A mix
32% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

56% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

69% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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