kcourts 's review for:

The Homesman by Glendon Swarthout

4.0

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I'm a big fan of the frontier narrative, especially from the women's perspective, so of course this hit the spot. A woman, fiery and independent, volunteers to transport 4 others, who've lost their minds for various reasons, back east. At the last minute, she enlists a criminal to join her. I felt like i was punched in the gut more than once and left a bit disoriented,but in a good way. It seemed to me that the last chapter was unnecessary, though.