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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
Surprisingly engaging "novel" about the history of the lumber industry and forestry in Canada and the US (with a couple of jaunts to New Zealand). Less a novel and more like fleshed out genealogy research, the book follows the descendants of a couple of a couple of indentured servants that arrive in New France (Canada) in the 17th C. Follows generation after generation, their relationship to timber, the timber industry, forestry, conservation. Well written and captivating; there is no plot per se but it doesn't matter, it feels like you're perusing the biography of a company and get brief glimpses into the lives of the owners.
Did not finish. Just can't get into this. Sorry, Norm.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Too long and didactically dry, but vivid detail of periods. Needs an editor.
This is the book that got me into reading a few years back, and having just finished it for a second time with a better idea of what is and isn’t good, I still love this book. Annie creates a beautiful world and gives a new perspective on the beautiful life of forests.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Uma fantástica narrativa que perpassa por todo a história da colonização dos Estados Unidos e Canadá, mostrando a trajetória de duas famílias que iniciam suas vidas nas colônias como madereiros, acreditando que as florestas são infinitas, e têm seus descendentes preocupados em recuperar as florestas que eles destruiram. Muito interessante.
“In every life there are events that reshape one's sense of existence. Afterward, all is different and the past is dimmed.”