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lcoverosey's review against another edition
3.0
Not sure I really liked this book. Some things did not make sense...was it suppose to be somewhat mystical ? And other descriptions were too graphic. Baby pooping was one of them. Really? What did this add to the storyline?
abooth202's review against another edition
5.0
I really bloody loved this. Picked it up from a random cheap bookshop, intrigued by the blurb. Loved the main character especially.
mabeaver84's review
3.0
Coming-of-age novel with some powerful storytelling and well-developed characters. Too much coincidence used to connect plot drivers. Parts of the book were very intimate and stick with me. I didn't walk away disappointed for having read it.
jbarr5's review against another edition
4.0
The mountain story by Lansens, Lori.
Story of Danny, who's just 18 and he's at Angel's Peak thinking about just ending it all. Starts out with the letter Danny writes to his son-years later.
He recalls his mother, all the good things. Frankie paints the whole house after Gloria dies-Danny's mother. He decides they need to go to CA, the desert, after Frankie has lost the house in a bet.
Danny is of Indian heritage and has no problem being outside. Wolf Truly is what they call him. Love the gift the librarian gives him-his future.
As the tram drops them off, he still has walking up the mountain to achieve. There are other women who are there and one wants the particular flower. The secret lake is closeby. One is there to commemorate her wedding anniversary.
Love hearing of the sights and sounds as he travels. Some chapters go back in time, some are present with those from the past.
Such strategy and survival skills. strong, powerful to the end....
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Story of Danny, who's just 18 and he's at Angel's Peak thinking about just ending it all. Starts out with the letter Danny writes to his son-years later.
He recalls his mother, all the good things. Frankie paints the whole house after Gloria dies-Danny's mother. He decides they need to go to CA, the desert, after Frankie has lost the house in a bet.
Danny is of Indian heritage and has no problem being outside. Wolf Truly is what they call him. Love the gift the librarian gives him-his future.
As the tram drops them off, he still has walking up the mountain to achieve. There are other women who are there and one wants the particular flower. The secret lake is closeby. One is there to commemorate her wedding anniversary.
Love hearing of the sights and sounds as he travels. Some chapters go back in time, some are present with those from the past.
Such strategy and survival skills. strong, powerful to the end....
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
carolpk's review against another edition
The Hook Feel a bit embarrassed that I won this book in 2015 and have just read it. My sincere thanks to Lori Lansens for the opportunity to read new novel.
The Line - ”Guess you're stronger than you think”
The Sinker - I picked the above quote as much of what this story is about comes back to this opinion. What do people do when faced with horrible odds but the will to live? In the case of the main character, Wolf Truly, this presents a stronger challenge as he sets out to The Mountain, without the spirit of survival, rather the opposite. What transpires will test him in ways he never imagined.
I'm a sucker for this kind of story. Wilderness, nature, survival, choices. There were a few missteps for me but I try to remind myself these are the author's decisions, not mine. It gives me something to think about, why an author chooses one path, one event, one wrap or outcome rather than another. All in all I enjoyed the journey.
The Line - ”Guess you're stronger than you think”
The Sinker - I picked the above quote as much of what this story is about comes back to this opinion. What do people do when faced with horrible odds but the will to live? In the case of the main character, Wolf Truly, this presents a stronger challenge as he sets out to The Mountain, without the spirit of survival, rather the opposite. What transpires will test him in ways he never imagined.
I'm a sucker for this kind of story. Wilderness, nature, survival, choices. There were a few missteps for me but I try to remind myself these are the author's decisions, not mine. It gives me something to think about, why an author chooses one path, one event, one wrap or outcome rather than another. All in all I enjoyed the journey.
mikaiten's review against another edition
4.0
Cheesy name choices aside (Wolf and Byrd? Really?) this book has so much going for it. Written as a letter to his son, Wolf tells the story of the time he was trapped on a mountain in California with three women. The four meet up unexpectedly after taking a cable car up the extremely steep mountain, and after a series of accidents, end up stuck on an outcrop looking out on to the city below.
As the story progresses, each character’s past is revealed, and we learn what brought each of them to the mountain that day. Their shared experience brings out the best and worst in each of them. Lansens does a great job creating characters that you genuinely care about. At the very beginning of the book you learn that Wolf has set out that day to end his life. As stories are shared between the characters, we learn more and more about what drove him to that decision.
After this, I might just read one of Lansens’ other books. If this is any indication of her writing ability, I can see myself becoming a big fan. Not once did I find myself skipping over paragraphs to get to the next bit of dialogue (a habit I have), and I couldn’t wait to tell some of my friends and family that they should read it when it comes out.
As the story progresses, each character’s past is revealed, and we learn what brought each of them to the mountain that day. Their shared experience brings out the best and worst in each of them. Lansens does a great job creating characters that you genuinely care about. At the very beginning of the book you learn that Wolf has set out that day to end his life. As stories are shared between the characters, we learn more and more about what drove him to that decision.
After this, I might just read one of Lansens’ other books. If this is any indication of her writing ability, I can see myself becoming a big fan. Not once did I find myself skipping over paragraphs to get to the next bit of dialogue (a habit I have), and I couldn’t wait to tell some of my friends and family that they should read it when it comes out.
kathrinpassig's review against another edition
3.0
Ein Buch über das Verirren mit interessanter Erzähltechnik, von der ich gar nicht ganz verstehe, wie sie funktioniert. Ich müsste es dazu noch mal lesen, will aber nicht, weil ich den Kinderbuchstil der Rückblenden nicht mochte und den Schluss blöd fand. Ich bin außerdem ein bisschen skeptisch, ob man als weiße Kanadierin so über Native Americans schreiben sollte, kenne mich da aber nicht aus.