Reviews

North Woods by Daniel Mason

thelarch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Best book I've read in a long, long time. Daniel Mason weaves his stories together with a long view, and his mastery of voice and prose is spellbinding. There is such a sense of place in this book too. Highly recommended

saravolk01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kat_caledonia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ashleysweitz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

litpages3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

christineandbooks's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

newes's review against another edition

5.0

An architectural historian’s dream 🙌🏻

clbhanson's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

jolandas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

graceevajean's review against another edition

5.0

i was a little torn between 4.5 and 5 stars, but i'm now settling comfortably with a full 5.

one grand story told through various shorts, poems, and such. incredibly well written. this is my first time reading anything by daniel mason. i was struck by his ability to not only connect so many different stories across a great span of time, but also his ability to take on so many different voices, each one unique and fitting the time period, while maintaining a rich depth and detail that is so hard to find nowadays. his descriptions of nature are beautiful and immersive, but not bogged down or too much. the cast feels fully flushed and known. it was a real joy to read.

i read a library copy, but will eventually add a permanent copy to my own little collection. i look forward to revisiting this one in the future.