false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180127191m/1001830.jpg 1001830 5 In the mid-1960s, as mechanization and the forests' depletion drove many loggers into the cities,Kim Barnes's parents turned to fundamentalism to sustain their increasingly difficult life. The author struggled to live by this religion's exacting tenets, but her chilling descriptions of the harsh punishments meted out for lapses make us understand why she ultimately had to leave it behind. Yet she conveys understanding and love for the rigid yet secure world of her youth in this haunting memoir of faith and loss in the Idaho woods. 987320 1992 In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country total:95|5:16|4:43|3:29|2:7|1:0| 95 353 135 22 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 21:33:04 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 21:38:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 20:20:55 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 19 08:42:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 09:53:38 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 06:27:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 10:20:56 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 10:27:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 16 20:42:53 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 10 14:38:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 21:29:23 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 22:47:41 -0700 2009
The beginning was a bit of a depressing slog.

I liked parts of Barnes' writing, to the point of reading it aloud just to hear how it sounded.

However, I felt some things were missing. For example, from early in Barnes' life, her gra...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 21:56:01 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 20:58:22 -0800 2009 4 0 false true Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 17 12:32:46 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 08:24:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 10:12:43 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 10:37:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 20 05:52:04 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 09:21:16 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 05:52:04 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 14:00:23 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 14:01:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 07:03:15 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 07:05:52 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 22:14:59 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 09:43:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 09 23:20:19 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 09 23:22:49 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu May 08 11:52:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 11:53:38 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 15:19:26 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 11:14:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Oct 03 22:31:39 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 22:33:55 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Thu Jul 03 17:37:03 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 22:46:04 -0700 2008 2 or 3 4 0 false false Wed Nov 07 11:22:15 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 15:11:38 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue Nov 27 22:27:06 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 22:29:01 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1001830