
Four Souls & Tracks
Two Novels
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Narrated by:
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Anna Fields
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By:
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Louise Erdrich
In the world of interconnected novels by Louise Erdrich, Four Souls is most closely linked to Tracks. All these works continue and elaborate on the intricate story of life on a reservation peopled by saints and false saints, heroes and sinners, clever fools and tenacious women. Louise Erdrich reminds us of the deep spirituality and the ordinary humanity of this world, and these works are as beautiful and lyrical as anything she has written.
Tracks
Set in North Dakota, Tracks is a tale of passion and deep unrest. Over the course of 10 crucial years, as tribal land and trust between people erode ceaselessly, men and women are pushed to the brink of their endurance, yet their pride and humor prohibit surrender. The listener will experience shock and pleasure in encountering characters that are compelling and rich in their vigor, clarity, and indomitable vitality.
Four Souls
A strange and compelling woman decides to leave home, and the story begins. Fleur Pillager takes her mother's name, Four Souls, for strength and walks from her Ojibwe reservation to the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. She is seeking restitution from and revenge on the lumber baron who has stripped her reservation. But revenge is never simple, and she quickly finds her intentions complicated by her own dangerous compassion for the man who wronged her.
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Better than television
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The two unreliable narrators, the beautiful imagery, the sad reality of Native American people
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I read this many years ago and wanted to hear it read out loud
Lovely language describing the ugliest truths and sorrows of this land !
Magnificent! One of the great novels !
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good story
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The narrator (who also reads The Last Report of Little No Horse) changes voices for characters, which was jarring at first but I got used to it. She captures the characters’ personalities well. And there are moments of hilarity that she reads in a perfect Nanapush deadpan.
I’m really glad I listened to the LNH twice before I listened to this. I recommend listening to LNH first or reviewing it on Wikipedia if it’s been awhile. The stories run parallel to LNH, share perspectives from characters who are only observed in LNH.
My only complaint is that it was very frustrating to realize that the way they are presented on this recording is backwards both in time and sequence of publication. And even more
frustrating! you can’t see in the chapter list where one book ends and the next begins!
It sort of worked for me though because Erdrich tells her tales in circles, spirals and parallels. If I had to read nothing but Erdrich for the rest of my life I would die satisfied!
Companion stories for Little No Horse fans
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filling out familiar characters
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Would you listen to Four Souls & Tracks again? Why?
I listened to Tracks after reading Love Medicine for a class. Due to the surprises Erdrich lips in, I recommend reading the books in the order they were written, not in chronological order. The detail she puts into her characters and stories is amazing!Who was your favorite character and why?
I love Fleur. She's mysterious, strong, independent, and mischievous.Read in the order published!
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Engaging and. eloquent
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My Erdrich favorites
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Tracks and Four Souls
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