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A review by theangrylawngnome
The Country of the Pointed Firs by Douglas Alvord, Sarah Orne Jewett
5.0
The sort of work one will either love or hate. I was reminded, of all things, of Joe Bob Briggs, of [b:Joe Bob Goes To the Drive-In|1047712|Joe Bob Goes To the Drive-In|Joe Bob Briggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387745679l/1047712._SX50_.jpg|1034146] fame. (Real name: John Bloom.) One of ol' JBB's g to lines was to speak favorably of movies with "no plot to get in the way of the action." Except this work had neither plot nor action, and what shone through was character sketch after character sketch, and a setting with local color of a sort that brook no other or indeed further content. And for some odd reason, I absolutely loved it.
The version I listened to may be found here, downloadable for free and in a completely legal version, as this work long ago entered the public domain. The audiobook utilized several different narrators, some close to professional in both speech and recording equipment, some, well, not quite at that level. But the price was right.
The version I listened to may be found here, downloadable for free and in a completely legal version, as this work long ago entered the public domain. The audiobook utilized several different narrators, some close to professional in both speech and recording equipment, some, well, not quite at that level. But the price was right.