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The Beet Queen Paperback – August 1, 1989

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4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 136 ratings
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Orphaned fourteen-year-old Carl and his eleven-year-old sister, Mary, travel to Argus, North Dakota, to live with their mother's sister, in this tale of abandonment, sexual obsession, jealousy and unstinting love
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    360 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Bantam
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    August 1, 1989
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    5.25 x 1 x 8.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0553347233
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0553347234
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bantam; Reissue edition (August 1, 1989)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0553347233
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0553347234
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 136 ratings

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Louise Erdrich

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Louise Erdrich is one of the most gifted, prolific, and challenging of American novelists. Her fiction reflects aspects of her mixed heritage: German through her father, and French and Ojibwa through her mother. She is the author of many novels, the first of which, Love Medicine, won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the last of which, The Round House, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2012. She lives in Minnesota.

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Walter C. Schumann
5.0 out of 5 stars A Dark and Luminous Novel
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2022
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This is the first Louise Erdrich novel I've read. It was worth the wait. The story and the characters are, to echo Hamlet, tragical-comical, fantastical-believable, unlovable-likable. The writing is, thanks to the author's skill, both borderline slapstick and deeply serious. The book is, thanks to the author's imagination, both dark and luminous. Though the central characters are screwballs on the margins of American society, each with his or her own particular eccentricities and vulnerabilities, they are imbued with an ironic nobility. To echo Faulkner, they, like us, endure.
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Kemp
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
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Kay Hutton
4.0 out of 5 stars New Book
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New book, no damage. Second book in the‘Love Medicine’ series. This was the first Louise Erdrich book that I read many years (decades?) ago, and I was immediately captivated. Looking forward to the second reading. One of my favorite authors!
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Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars The Beet Queen
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2013
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I am reading all of Louise Erdrich's books and not in the order written, unplanned. She is a compelling story teller and her insights and writing abilities are extraordinary. She draws you in to the lives of her characters and you want to know more about them. The setting in the mid west and the mix of ethnic cultures in the 20th century provides a rich backdrop for her stories and characters. I highly recommend all of her books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars At first I couldn't get into the story. But ...
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At first I couldn't get into the story. But after about 30 pages I was hooked and stayed up all night. An intensely moving story of two totally different womens' reaction to/handling of massive personal and familial traumas.
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Robin Welch
5.0 out of 5 stars A great story with unforgettable characters
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2017
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An excellent read, as expected. I always enjoy Louise Erdrich's books. Her characterizations are excellent and written with great compassion.
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sandraj
4.0 out of 5 stars Erdrich is a true storyteller with incredible characters and fascinating plot development.
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There are other books by Louise Erdrich that I have enjoyed more, but she does not disappoint with THE BEET QUEEN. Definitely a good read!
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Rachel
3.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed reading this book and it will provide some very ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2016
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I enjoyed reading this book and it will provide some very insightful, lively, and passionate discussion for my book club. To be honest, it is one of those books I liked while I was reading it, but probably won't stick out in my mind now that I am done. The characters were unique and compelling; however, I did not feel there was much character development, something I am a major sucker for.
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gorky1
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
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Elisabeth de La Noue
3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful characters
Reviewed in France on March 19, 2016
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Well written, rich, strong narrative. Louise Erdrich has a fluid, sharp style of writing, sprinkled with wit and intelligence. She is a marvelous story teller. Endearing and quirky characters. Erdrich beautifully and vividly depicts the intertwined lives of a family and their close friends in a small town in North Dakota. The story spans fifty some-odd years. I enjoyed the book, but I have to admit that I did not get hooked into the story. After awhile I was anxious to get to the end. However, after having read the reviews for The Plague of Doves, I definitely want to read it.
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Bill Siegfried
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Characters!
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This is very much a character driven novel and the author brought most of the main characters together in the end in an attempt to resolve the various story lines, but it did not quite work for me. However, her use of language to describe the characters and their environment is always fresh.
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Natacha M.
2.0 out of 5 stars quality of product did not match its description
Reviewed in France on September 17, 2021
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It was advertised as used but as good as new while it arrived in a really bad shape; fortunately the price was really cheap but I expected a book in a good shape. I'm disappointed.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2017
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brilliant book
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