A review by bejay
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen

4.0

I was telling my mom some about this book, and she said, “Don’t you think he exaggerates though? For dramatic effect?” And truly...I don’t. Paulsen writes with such exacting detail in such stark prose that it’s difficult to not believe him. He is such a natural story teller that I feel like I’m just having dinner with him while he tells me all his improbable tales. There are some people who are very unique and lead very simple lives. Then there are some people who are very simple and lead utterly unique lives. I believe Paulsen is the latter. A simple man with a gift for story telling sharing his simple thoughts about the wildly unique life that he has led. A simple man who has “seen god” on the Iditarod. I’m grateful he shared that vision with me.