The Round House: A Novel
Why I recommend it
Erdrich tells a coming-of-age story about a family changed by violence and the legal barriers to justice in Native communities.
What stayed with me
Recognizing a harm doesn’t guarantee the law will answer it. The gap becomes painfully clear through this family’s experience.
Who it’s useful for
Readers ready for fiction about sexual violence, family, and Indigenous sovereignty.
A tension or limitation
The subject is difficult. We also see it through a young narrator who can’t fully understand everything happening around him.