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For a novel about conquering the frontier, West of Here is refreshingly free of frontier wisdom. In fact it's also wonderfully free of platitudes of any kind, which is incredibly rare in a novel of it's scope.
As someone familiar with the area in which the story takes place, I was impressed by how well Evison captured the landscape, and also how he captured the general mood of contemporary small town Washington state.
The stories in the book are entertaining, compelling, and compassionate. Aside ...more
As someone familiar with the area in which the story takes place, I was impressed by how well Evison captured the landscape, and also how he captured the general mood of contemporary small town Washington state.
The stories in the book are entertaining, compelling, and compassionate. Aside ...more
I recommend this to: those who love an adventure! Anyone interested in community building, envirnonmental novels, novels about exploration or discovery!
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