Hello everyone! First of all, let me thank you for taking the challenge with the South Broadway Library. As you begin to read "The Plague of Doves," please remember to check the blog regularly as I will be posting questions to help facilitate our discussion on August 27th. Please post any ideas or questions you might have. The blog is intended to be a tool to keep us communicating as we read.
The first question I would like you to consider as you begin the book or even you're already on page 74 like me is, "Why
do you think Erdrich uses a series of different narrators who tell their
own stories, going backward and forward in time? What effect does this
narrative style have? How do the voices of multiple storytellers reflect
the novel’s broader themes?" It may help to keep a list of characters (and there are quite a few) and their relationships with one another.
Happy Reading and we'll see you August 27th.
I am enjoying the book so far. Louise Erdrich has a magical way of starting her stories. I'm really interested to know what happens to the baby at the beginning of the story.
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