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A review by karnaconverse
The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner
3.0
A nice, quiet read that may hold more meaning for those who are close to retirement than those who are not.
The aging main character, Joe, finds a long-packed-away journal written when he and his wife spent several months in Denmark, searching for his family roots. As he rereads the journal--aloud to his wife--he contemplates whether or not his life has made an impact. The story is easy to believe, the characters recognizable, and the ending . . . comfortable. It's easy to see why the book was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction (1977).
Read as part of my local library's book club.
The aging main character, Joe, finds a long-packed-away journal written when he and his wife spent several months in Denmark, searching for his family roots. As he rereads the journal--aloud to his wife--he contemplates whether or not his life has made an impact. The story is easy to believe, the characters recognizable, and the ending . . . comfortable. It's easy to see why the book was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction (1977).
Read as part of my local library's book club.