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Liked It Rated 5 stars “a work of subleties so well integrated, so fine that the prejudiced mind wonders if such is available in, of all things...a western(?!?). and yet, w/o pandering to his audience, w/o "spicin' up the dull parts", mr. bradshaw comments on an america community that might not have ever existed, or...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “a work of subleties so well integrated, so fine that the prejudiced mind wonders if such is available in, of all things...a western(?!?). and yet, w/o pandering to his audience, w/o "spicin' up the dull parts", mr. bradshaw comments on an america community that might not have ever existed, or exists only in dreams: men become equals and friends through shared hard work, women might consider other men but stay true to their first choice, children look up to their elders...
  and of course, being a western, there is danger, and horses, and gunplay, but these elements are deliberately subdued against the greater challenge of trying to live together when all of us are flawed and weak...
  a novel about the horror and hope of being human...set in a western...”

  kevin michael w wrote this review Thursday, May 29, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No