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dave37's review against another edition
5.0
Jim Harrison's Dalva is one of my favorite books that I've read over the past couple of years, and The Road Home is a companion to it. The stories of several main characters from Dalva are continued, while some who were in the background in Dalva step into the limelight, and others fade into the background.
Harrison writes the stories of these people (calling them only characters really sells Harrison's creation short) with such love and thoughtfulness that I find them completely captivating. This is one of those books where I find myself mentally settling into their world, so much so that it takes several minutes to return to the "real" world when I stopped reading for the night.
There is humor, love, and pain throughout, all written in a way that rings very true to me. As with Wendell Berry's work, this novel forces you to slow down and consider each phrase as you read, lest you miss something marvelous. Most highly recommended (though I would read Dalva first).
Harrison writes the stories of these people (calling them only characters really sells Harrison's creation short) with such love and thoughtfulness that I find them completely captivating. This is one of those books where I find myself mentally settling into their world, so much so that it takes several minutes to return to the "real" world when I stopped reading for the night.
There is humor, love, and pain throughout, all written in a way that rings very true to me. As with Wendell Berry's work, this novel forces you to slow down and consider each phrase as you read, lest you miss something marvelous. Most highly recommended (though I would read Dalva first).
janellepalmer's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a while to get into this one, but I love everything by Jim Harrison and eventually enjoyed this one too.
He tends to write from various characters' perspectives and the first (and longest I think) one was hard for me to relate to. As the book progresses that character began to feel like someone I knew, just like the rest of his characters.
I will admit, he tends to be a bit repetitive and it is easy to get characters confused from other books, as there tend to be many similar themes and character types. Doesn't really matter to me, his words are beautiful.
He tends to write from various characters' perspectives and the first (and longest I think) one was hard for me to relate to. As the book progresses that character began to feel like someone I knew, just like the rest of his characters.
I will admit, he tends to be a bit repetitive and it is easy to get characters confused from other books, as there tend to be many similar themes and character types. Doesn't really matter to me, his words are beautiful.
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