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Barkskins by Annie Proulx
2.0

The best Annie Proulx has lively characters, quirky individuals who jump off of the page and enliven her prodigious storytelling skills with memorable lines and unforgettable scenes.
A hundred or so pages into Barkskins and i have found nothing of this Annie Proulx. I was so ready for this book. i love her work, and had just finished [b:Fathers and Crows|45679|Fathers and Crows|William T. Vollmann|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1388293921s/45679.jpg|382631], which covers the time period just before Barkskins begins. I hate to compare writers, but 700 pages of Vollman flew by quicker than a hundred pages of this book, and that's saying something.