Master Butcher's Singing Club by Louise Erdrich

This Book had lots of great discussion points. It starts right after World War I and concludes sometime after World War II and several characters were part of these wars. A German man's Immigration to America, small midwest town knowledge of everyone's business, cancer, family relationships, alcoholism, singing - and it's effect on people, Indians - esp. Wounded Knee Masacre. I enjoyed this book and the surprise ending led me to read it over again with a new perspective. I laughed outloud at some of the descriptions of strength, and smell, and petty interactions. What did you think of it?