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maradd's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed this story about a ruthless woman lumber baron. Great read!
stinkyfacegrace's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book overall. The book jacket gives away half the plot so initially I felt a little bored. But the characters are engaging and by the end I thought it was a satisfying read. This book isn't going to change your life but it succeeds in what it set out to do: entertain the reader.
brandonadaniels's review against another edition
5.0
“There’s men falling dead near about fast as the trees.”
Remarkable. Serena is one of the most mythical and memorable characters I have read. She reminded me of McCarthy’s The Judge.
Remarkable. Serena is one of the most mythical and memorable characters I have read. She reminded me of McCarthy’s The Judge.
darastar's review against another edition
3.0
This book was disturbing. But in a good way? Serena is vicious, brutal, merciless, and beautiful. Both the book and the character.
I'm not entirely sure how much I liked it, because there were a few too many unanswered questions to my liking, and because it was too gory for my taste in parts, but I can see how other people wouldn't care about what feels like wanton destruction to my eyes.
I'm not entirely sure how much I liked it, because there were a few too many unanswered questions to my liking, and because it was too gory for my taste in parts, but I can see how other people wouldn't care about what feels like wanton destruction to my eyes.
alisonjfields's review against another edition
3.0
A page-turner, though Rash seems to subscribe to the Faulknerian notion that men are a wealth of complexity but there are really only two kinds of women in the world--morally virtuous, simple, rustic, barefoot and pregnant and crazy rich sluts who are probably psychopaths, and whose unnatural (for a woman) ambition will be the end of all good men.
mkaybaker07's review against another edition
3.0
This book wasn't as unputdownable as I thought it'd be. It was okay, but I didn't love it.
rpmohn's review against another edition
5.0
Great writing, great story, historically important. I fear that Hollywood will ruin it this October.
jenniferstringer's review against another edition
3.0
surprised they are making a movie of this...not much of a plot.
angeli04's review against another edition
5.0
This is by far the best book I have read all year. I am a little late to the party, but man, this book. It grabbed me by the lapels and did not let go. The story is set in the 1930’s, during the height of the lumber and logging industry in North Carolina. This book is not for the faint of heart. It shows you man’s capability for extreme exploitation, cruelty and heartlessness. Yet I could not look away.