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published
September 30th 1998
by Mariner Books
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Paperback, 192 pages
isbn
0395924758
(isbn13: 9780395924754)
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GQ called the three short novels in this collection "wondrous." A woman returns to live on her family's west Texas ranch . . . a man tracks ...more
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Read in October, 2008
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meghanrecommends it for: lovers of the earth and good writing!
Wow. This book gave me a breath I havent been able to take in a long time. If you like camping, you'll love this book. If you like nature and being in the wild, you will adore it. This is beautifully written. Poetic prose. 3 novellas, the last one is the longest, and my favorite. They are all wonderfully detailed without being too wordy. I read it in my bed or at a coffee shop or waiting somewhere for a friend, and I was immediately transported to the woods, out on land far away from a city.....more
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All three of the novellas in this book are quite good, but the third one really stands out. On the surface, it's the story of a woman growing up on a ranch in Texas. But really it's a an homage to a beloved and beautiful place. Bass does a wonderful job of bringing the ranch--its history, plants, animals, and more--to life through the eyes of the narrator. A lot of the fiction I read is about places more than people, but I can think of few books that brought a place to life better than this ...more
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Rick Bass introduced me to the Yaak, Montana. It's just north of Libby, where my friend Sarah Beck grew up, a few miles south of Canada and a few miles east of Idaho. Right up there in the corner. It's probably one of the greatest places on earth. I don't think these three novellas are necessarily his best writing, but there's something about the way he understands the outdoors that makes me feel right at home.
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Read in June, 2007
This is another writer who will be at ODU's lit fest in October. I am interested in the novella form (which seems to be gaining some momentum in the publishing world), and these are three good ones. Beautifully rendered sense of place and character.
Bass has written a lot of non-fiction as well (Joanna -- you might want to check it out...you could find some through Info-Track or Project Muse on library's website).
Bass has written a lot of non-fiction as well (Joanna -- you might want to check it out...you could find some through Info-Track or Project Muse on library's website).
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Three novellas. The book is worth reading solely for the second one (the one the book is titled for). In it, Bass portrays a character who is more in touch with a sense of place than any other writing I can recall. Her relationship with the land she grew up on is as formative and important as are the strong bonds with her small three-generational family. I have yet to get tired of reading this.
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Author Laura Pritchett recommended this as part of the Rocky Mountain Land Library's "A Reading List For the President Elect: A Western Primer for the Next Administration".
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My favorite Rick Bass book. Small novellas here...the last being the very best.
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Read in March, 2008
Think about the thought of walking over hibernating bears.....
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