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Auntie Bobby wrote this review Tuesday, December 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“slow to start but keeps you captivated”
jo g wrote this review Monday, November 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's been about 20 years since I drove through this area of the country and I remember thinking at the time that I am not tough enough to survive this place mentally or physically. I felt transported to this locale by Annie Proulx and know that I would not be able to live in Woolybucket for any length of time. It took me four or five chapters to really get hooked on the story and after that I wanted to find out if the hog farms would prevail.”
Sunnybrook wrote this review Friday, October 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another great one from Annie Proulx. The research she puts in is obvious.”
Mishelle B wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Strong, lucid prose; wonderful character development, but slow plot movement that, in the end, felt contrived. The end is a little too tidy to be believable. I felt the characters were more believable than the plot. ”
Phil H wrote this review Thursday, June 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I didn't find this outing up to her usual level of excellence. It felt like a bunch short stories cobbled together so she didn't have to give the advance back.”
PBP wrote this review Tuesday, April 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Annie Proulx has a way of capturing small town America and that sense of belonging we all search for so beautifully. I fall in love with her characters and I want to move to the towns she creates in her books. No matter how downtrodden they may appear to outsiders, Proulxs' communities are rich in life and love under the surface.”
Ophelia H wrote this review Sunday, February 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The characters and setting is McMurtryesque. I found it to be very entertaining”
jana joad wrote this review Monday, November 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book grew on me as the story progressed. I also liked the thread regarding heritage and development changing the landscape. The characters are very colourful and have a fullness and complexity to them that I enjoyed. Overall I quite enjoyed it and would recommend it.”
Melissa R wrote this review Wednesday, September 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
