Review of the sentence by louise erdrich6/10/2023 ![]() The novel completely immerses the reader into the events that took place during the beginning of the pandemic, toilet paper hoarding, obsessive hand sanitizing, and conversations with loved ones through doors. Tookie tries to solve the mystery of the bookstore haunting while also struggling with what occurs in Minneapolis during 2020. Her sentence doesn’t stop when she is free the past and present weigh heavy on her as the novel takes place during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Black Lives Matter protests. Originally sentenced to life, she instead gets out in a decade and finds a job at an independent bookstore. Her time in prison was spent reading the dictionary and any book she could get her hands on. Tookie loves to read and loves to sell books. It is narrated mostly by Tookie, a woman previously incarcerated for accidental body theft, as she navigates the world as a newly changed woman. “The Sentence” follows a group of Native American booksellers in Minneapolis haunted by the spirit of their former customer Flora. ![]() ![]() Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winner Louise Erdrich released her latest novel, “The Sentence” on Nov. ![]()
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