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A review by samwreads
Mink River by Brian Doyle
4.0
Date read is approximate. Just realized I read this earlier this summer and forgot to record it.
Anyway, it was great. Awesome writing. Love the Oregon love. Just a little bit of supernatural/spirit stuff to keep things spicy. Interesting characters, great stories.
I will say this: Doyle seems to be so full of love for his characters, and in a way that makes them seem preternaturally good. Yes they do dumb, hurtful things and bring pain and crisis to those around them. But there's always hope. They're always good people. It's always going to be alright. And they're just so damn good at being who they are that they'll get through the rough parts and come out the other side together, as a community.
It's not at all a perfect comparison, but the strength of spirit/character and the author's apparent love for them reminded me a bit of Mark Helprin and Winter's Tale. I think if I had read this book at the same time in life as I had that one (college), I would have loved it unreservedly. As it was, though, it got to be a tad much at times.
Anyway, definitely recommended, especially if you love to love the people you read about.
Anyway, it was great. Awesome writing. Love the Oregon love. Just a little bit of supernatural/spirit stuff to keep things spicy. Interesting characters, great stories.
I will say this: Doyle seems to be so full of love for his characters, and in a way that makes them seem preternaturally good. Yes they do dumb, hurtful things and bring pain and crisis to those around them. But there's always hope. They're always good people. It's always going to be alright. And they're just so damn good at being who they are that they'll get through the rough parts and come out the other side together, as a community.
It's not at all a perfect comparison, but the strength of spirit/character and the author's apparent love for them reminded me a bit of Mark Helprin and Winter's Tale. I think if I had read this book at the same time in life as I had that one (college), I would have loved it unreservedly. As it was, though, it got to be a tad much at times.
Anyway, definitely recommended, especially if you love to love the people you read about.