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I really wanted to like this one, after all Alden from Northshire Bookstore recommended it. This book, with it's incredibly short chapters just seemed to trudge along until the last 100 pages. Each chapter has a date and the name of one of the core family (mom, dad, young son). Possibly, part of the slowness was trying to grasp the logging industry - words and concepts that I wasn't familiar with (e.g. crummy as a noun not an adjective).
The biggest plus was the writing which was so picturesque I ...more
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This is an amazing debut novel that takes you to California in the 70's surrounded by the ancient Redwoods. The Redwoods - a source of livelihood and a source of controversy. Those like Rich Gunderson whose family line depended on the Redwoods to survive. I loved the vivid description of the logging process and what it takes. It's a hard life and many do not live to an old age. Rich is in his 50's with a young wife and son and he wants to survive longer than his father. He purchases a plot of Re
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Wow -- enjoyed this a lot!!
Jun 07, 2021
Nancy Motto
marked it as gave-up-on
Aug 14, 2021
Robin Gustafson
marked it as to-read
