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ocurtsinger's review against another edition
3.0
I found this book to be really absorbing, and often had a hard time putting it down, but I think that says more about the narrative style rather than the story. The pace of the journal entries and other anecdotes makes for a really textured prose, and the research that Gloss must have done makes the logging villages of the colonized Northwest seamlessly real. But yeah, there's just not much to the story, and it ends rather abruptly and without incident, which is just fine, as I think the main point of the novel was to impress a different perspective of logging upon the narrator and upon the reader, but it's just not as satisfying as I expected it to be...
quercus707's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. This was an amazing book. Part feminist writer's manifesto, part love song to the Pacific Northwest, part indictment of (white) Homo sapiens and his effect on the planet.
vi_king's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexism
sullivc5's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
meredith_mccaskey's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book was really weird.
trinkers's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
carabones's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
pdxpiney's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
inkletter7's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0