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A review by nomadjg
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
3.0
While relating life in the West of the late 19th century with excellent description, engagement and research, Stegner also manages to tell the stories of three marriages from three different generations and how they survive or fail as a result of unrealized expectations in the context of differing social mores.
As a sidelight, I really enjoyed the voice of Susan Burling Ward's letter which told much of the story. Also, without making it obvious, Stegner showed the cultural diversity of the West adding in Mexican merchants and Chinese cooks like extras on a movie set which he employed to paint a fuller picture of the West as it was exploited to build the United States as we know it today.
As a sidelight, I really enjoyed the voice of Susan Burling Ward's letter which told much of the story. Also, without making it obvious, Stegner showed the cultural diversity of the West adding in Mexican merchants and Chinese cooks like extras on a movie set which he employed to paint a fuller picture of the West as it was exploited to build the United States as we know it today.