First hundred pages or so were interesting and beautiful. Couldn\\\'t connect with the story after that point.

It\\\\\\\'s 1900, a woman of faith and a love of music, looses her man, her home and herself, to become a priest and serve on an Indian reservation. Her transformation from Agnes to Father Damien is almost total, leaving Agnes behind. Erdrich\\\\\\\'s use of language is lovely and descriptive. The first 100 pages are magical, but the story then becomes rather tedious and, after the first round of \\\\\\\"horrible things are done to the Indians\\\\\\\", it seems to be pointless repetition. However, this is my review, not the entire group\\\\\\\'s. Our opinions were varied, the ratings ran from high to low, which always leads to good discussion. I finished the book, sure I wouldn\\\\\\\'t try another Erdrich, but The Roundhouse has gotten such fabulous reviews, that I\\\\\\\'ll have to give it a shot.

Members found the writing beautifully done, the plot intriguing and the characters well developed. Criticisms were the denseness of the text, the confusing time line and the changes in characters names.