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Ghost Stories

The Sentence

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  • 2021 first published
  • 400 pages
  • ★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
  • 10 editions
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The Sentence is a 2021 ghost story novel by Louise Erdrich. It deals with bookstores, haunted places, All Souls' Day and ex-convicts.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 25 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Combined Print And E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2021.

It runs to roughly 400 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Sentence

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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Combined Print And E-Book Fiction, 2021

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Bookstores
  • Haunted places
  • All Souls' Day
  • Ex-convicts
  • Indigenous
  • Women
  • Ghost
  • Booksellers and bookselling
  • Minneapolis, Minn.

Quick answers

Who wrote The Sentence?

The Sentence was written by Louise Erdrich and first published in 2021.

What genre is The Sentence?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is The Sentence?

The median edition has 400 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Sentence?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Haunted Bookshop, The Power of Darkness and Ghosts.

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