May book

Our May read was The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich. Opinions were somewhat divided about the book. Some group members enjoyed this book, they felt it was beautifully written and really interesting. Others found that they couldn't get into it at all and didn't take to the mystical aspects of the book. The Painted Drum is set in America and moves in time from about one hundred years ago to the present day. The central characters are mainly Native Americans whose lives have been affected by the drum. We all felt the book was very different from our usual choices and it had opened our eyes to a different world.