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So Brave, Young, and Handsome
by Leif Enger
This rollicking tale of the old west is one enjoyable yarn. Monte is a writer who is afraid his brief success and subsequent writers block have made him a failure to his family. His friend Glendon entices him to accompany him on a trip to find Glendon's long lost love, Blue. What seems to be a simple trip south turns out to become an adventure, where Monte and Glendon are dodging the Pinkerton agent Charles Siringo who is after Glendon--who turns out to be a former train robber. Monte becomes aquainted with the true west (albeit the fading one) as they survive squalls, fires, floods, gunfights, and the like. Monte is an introspective narrator, so expect plenty of rumination along with the adventure. I enjoyed listening to this tale for the unforgettable characters, larger than life adventures, and it's contemplation of the human condition. The narrator did a bang up job, having different enough voices for each character so that I could follow the story easily and varying the pace to suit the story.