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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[     OH LOUISEY, YOU DAWG!  IT'S SO HARD TO EVEN BEGIN TO REVIEW THIS BOOK, BUT WE POOR SUBLUNARY CREATURES WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOIN ON UP THERE IN THE EXALTED SPHERES.<br/><br/>     Okay no more shouting Alleluias in bold face: let's get down to work: I follow the dictums given to my studen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29638033">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ You know, I think I'm just going to give up on Louise Erdrich. I liked The Master Butcher's Singing Club, and was okay with The Beet Queen and with parts of The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse. But with each of her books, it's a chore for me to read. It takes weeks, if longer occasio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39182540">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I confess to not really understanding a lot of what went on in this book.  Whatever theme or narrative arc Erdrich was following was lost on me, especially when I got to the end and found so many threads of the story still hanging.  Ending the book as she did can't have been accidental - but I misse...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52858833">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's so funny, I just looked over my other reviews of Louise Erdrich books and every review starts out with how beautifully written the novels are. And that's the first time I had ever gone back to compare my reviews of her work. Anyway, The Bingo Palace is no exception in terms of Erdrich's writing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66190091">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[i inadvertently checked out two books from the library with the word palace in the title, so I guess that summarizes my current escapist tendencies. I've heard this is one in a sequence of novels by Erdrich, but the story stands fine by itself. I personally enjoyed the open ending -- not knowing whe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42713018">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I reread The Bingo Palace with hopes of inching it into four star territory. But upon second reading, I still can’t in good conscience give the novel anything but three. The first half of the book is great. It positions at the center of the narrative a good old-fashioned love story that begins at ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9159819">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Erdrich tackles some weighty Native American issues in this book--politically, spiritually, and emotionally.  It was an ambitious attempt to backlight contemporary Native Ameican life at the time this novel was written.  However, for me, it is a good but not great book.  If you're a fan of Erdrich, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80276514">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember reading <em>Love Medicine</em> in high school and being amazed.  Something's missing in this follow-up, possibly because <em>The Bingo Palace</em> tends to follow mostly one character's story, rather than the sprawling epic that I expected.  I'm definitely going to pick up a copy of <em>Love Medicine</em> again soo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41080625">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Story of ill-fated life and love of Lipsha Morrissey, with tantalizing fragments of the stories of all the other characters in the tribe, developed more in her other books. Interesting, but not as good as Miracle at Little Horse or Master Butcher’s Singing group….]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Erdrich has a great &quot;feel&quot; and voice as you move through her novels. I love how you can feel intimacy and yet mystery with her characters. Will I be able to keep reading with my class coming up? Who knows? Chances are, this will be an all summer read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not loving it as much as I loved Love Medicine, and I'm not sure if that's because it's not as compelling, or because I read Love Medicine ten years ago and would have loved that less if I read it now. But I do think she's pretty great.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[We did this for our book discussion but it was a difficult read. The writing style was obscure and the group members had difficulty thinking of topics to discuss with the book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The main narrator of this novel, Lipsha, is an interesting character, but overall the writing lacks the music and mystique of Tracks and Love Medicine.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[mine is a paperback with this cover]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Louise Erdrich is a great author that gives insight to her characters.  The Bingo Palace is a place where love and fate are woven together.  Her characters thoughts and feelings are brought to the surface to weave a beautiful story.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved her newer book &quot;The Master Singing Butchers Club&quot; ( or something like that)  I found this book too depressing knowing when I got in a few pages that it was going to end badly. So I didn't even finish it and gave it to the Used Bookstore in Ashland Oregon!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have been trying to read this book for quite some time now, but it's just not taking.  I can't say for sure that I -don't- like this book--the spark just isn't there for me.  I'm reading her books in chronological order of publication, and they've been getting better as they go along, but this is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3296558">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book made me sick in the way only powerful artworks can...Like that movie Love Liza, or that gambling movie also with Mr. Hoffman. The thought of trading away the most important things in your life, your culture, for a few minutes of gambling thrill makes me afraid for my own life. Maybe I am d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4329656">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book. It was interesting and written with a sense of humor. I plan to read more of her books.]]></body>
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