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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
Not for me I’m afraid, but I’m not the target audience for this book.
I bought this book when I thought my life was taking me in the direction of the PNW and it took me almost exactly two years to finish it - now back in Montana, it made me homesick for the coast where I grew up and inspired plans for my own writing projects. I never knew of the history of worker co-ops in lumber mills (and not nearly enough about IWW organizing in logging camps); the pre-Pollan food writing in Central Washington's nascent wine country is beautiful, as are the tales about salmon (because that's really the core of any book about the Northwest). The book itself is nearly 30 years old and could certainly use an update, but Timothy Egan's narrative prose still holds strong.
I listened to the Audiobook and it was mesmerizing. Highly recommend for nature lovers and history lovers
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I've owned this book for years and I finally read it. I'm sorry it took so long. It's one of the most thorough and beautifully written historical references of the Pacific NW from peoples to natural industries, agriculture, to conservation. Egan is a fabulous writer and this is one of his best.
I didn't enjoy it quite as much as his later book, The Worst Hard Time, but it was still very well done and fascinating. Makes me want to visit and research what has happened since it was penned. Rounded up from 4.5 stars.
This book helped me feel more connected to the PNW. I used the audiobook version, and the reader was engaging and enjoyable. Absolutely worth the read.
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Within the first few pages, I felt completely surrounded by the scenery. This author's ability to make you feel like you are there with him is incredible. I thought that the writing was incredibly beautiful and he's clearly gifted. However, the story did seem to drag in certain sections.