Love Medicine

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Summary: Reality Shock
Review: Sometimes I will find that I live my life expecting everyone elses to be comparable to mine. Love Medicine proves that the way I live my life is not the only way to live, even in the U.S.. The book deals with the a community of Native Americans and their culture, and hardships dealing with the American government and each other. They live the life they have been handed living on reservations and doing what they can. They seem to find the reservation, or should I say the people on it, as family even though many of the characters are not blood, and that is where they draw their strength pulling back from the world around them.

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Summary: love medicine
Review: This book was not a book that I would normally want to read, but because of the emphasis our Englush class had on families,it became somewhat interesting. It was interesting to learn about another culture (Native American) and how their different values and beliefs effected their family lifestyle. Overall, the book was somewhat informative and unique in style and organization.

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Summary: Witt
Review: Love Medicine, deals with the struggles of a Native American community in America. This book shows us how challenging a community can really be. It deals with love, hate, jealousy, compassion, sex, and discrimination. I enjoyed reading this book. Marcus Beard-Cal Poly Pomona

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Summary: "Love" Placebo Curses Very Little
Review: Love Medicine is the kind of book you read very slowly and very often to comprehend. It was one of the most confusing books I have read. It never really caught my interest. There were too many characters to deal with that water downed the story to the point where I did not really care about any of them. Maybe if I pick up the book again, I'd appreciate it more. In the meantime, two stars.

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Summary: Love Medicine?
Review: I thought the novel Love Medicine wa difficult to understand. It had a lot in the bood that did not need to be included in the book. It does show a good example of family bonding and the way other's make use of their time. But i feel that you have to be open- minded to understand and enjoy the novel. It explains a lot about another culture and their beliefs. It was an underlining theme in my opinion. The author describes their relationships and makes them seem like they are very disfunctional, but when you analize the book , you see that the family is doing good. Due to the circumstances they live under, they struggle and still stay together as a family.

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Summary: Beloved
Review: Beloved is quite a story. First of all the whole issue with the ghostly daughter was really different and something one needs to adjust to. I think this book was a good read and I would recommend it. But there were some points in the book that confused me a little bit. I really think that the way this family was is displayed well. I don't think this was my favorite book though. I actually thought this was going to be the best book to read this quarter, but after reading it I would say that Joy Luck Club was my most favorite out of the three assigned novels of this quarter.

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Summary: love medicine
Review: After reading Love Medicine the first thing that comes to my mind is totally confused. I honestly lost track of all the children and their parents. The reason I give this book a three however, is because I thought it gave good examples of the realistic hardships encountered by the Native Americans. Espcially the fact that most books tend to give us plots based on just the general societal condition. This story gave us an inside look into the effect of the reservation life on the families. I think I may want to try to read this again just to try and figure out the family tree.

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Summary: LOVE MEDICINE Journal#8
Review: This was not that good of a story cause at times it sounded crazy and confusing. But one good thing about it was that the Indian family was very close to one another. The individuals in it cared alot for one another and during rough times they all came together. I would not want to read this book again because it is just not worth it. I believe there are alot of better books than this out there. Everyone is entitled to his/her own decisions and opinions but I do not think this was the book for me, maybe it would be for someone else.

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Summary: JOURNAL #8
Review: I thought Love Medicine was a very interesting book. The saying "don't judge a book by its cover" comes into play here. When I first looked at the book I thought it was going to be boring, but I was wrong. It is nothing like you think it is going to be by looking at it. There is a lot of deception and corruption going on with the families in this book, but the story does have a happy ending. I gave this book 4 stars.

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Summary: my review
Review: I thought this book was a really good book. It had a few crazy scenes and ideas in it, but that is what kept my interest. It explained family situations, some of which a lot of people could probably relate to in a smaller degree. I believe this novel deserves four stars for creativity in expressing its theme and main ideas. The book may have seemed a little extreme but that is how the main idea of it was expressed and it definitely kept the reader's attention on the novel. All the different characters and the jumping around style of writing was a little diffucult to follow and keep track of, but overall it was a really good book.