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Tracks
Tracks
Author: Louise Erdrich
Set in North Dakota at a time in this century when Indian tribes were struggling to keep what little remained of their lands, Tracks is a tale of passion and deep unrest. Told in the alternating voices of a wise, astute leader of the tribe, and a young, increasingly embittered mixed-blood woman, the novel chronicles the drama of daily liv...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805008951
ISBN-10: 0805008950
Publication Date: 9/1988
Pages: 226
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
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summerlady46 avatar reviewed Tracks on + 44 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
What a haunting, unforgettable portrait of a struggling nation of people. Though this is a novel, the fact that Louise Erdrich is of American Indian descent assures the reader that there is much truth in this compelling story.
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Helpful Score: 3
Author of Love Medicine and The Beet Queen, her third, and finest novel to date...In it the author captures the passions, fears, and doom of a living people, and she does so with an ease that leaves the reader breathless.
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Helpful Score: 2
Loved the imagery in the novel. Compelling characters.
Twintoni avatar reviewed Tracks on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is a story about American Indians. The families in this book are tied together by their loves, lies and losses. Heartwrenching and heartwarming. Louise Erdrich captures the elegance of the language......she is my favorite author.
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Helpful Score: 1
Creepy and interesting at the same time, one never can be sure if these disasters are the result of chance or if they are actually being done by Fleur Pillager.
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mountainreader avatar reviewed Tracks on + 113 more book reviews
This is another great novel by Louise Erdrich about the Native American life and struggles as their life was coming undone all around them when the white man continued to put their culture and even lives at stake. This is set in North Dakota and is a tale of passion and unrest. I love Erdrich's books!
drblynnware avatar reviewed Tracks on
Couldn't get through this one...very disjointed plot and writing..mostly about Indian customs from a wide range of character narratives. You're not missing anything if you miss this one.

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