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Vahid Namvari namvari — Such a great book. While Mailer at times is a bit verbose and self-involved, overall it's a fascinating, compelling, emotional story. Loved it. More non-fiction and I hardly read non-fiction. And HST makes a tiny cameo.

Melissa Daisley meldais — A fantastic read, with a compelling plot, interesting history, and great character development. Looking forward to read more of his books.

Debora Medeiros boohoohoo — This book was a delightful read. About a small Northwestern coastal town that is conglomeration of all the Pacific Northwest coastal villages I have been to, with a healthy dose of Irish culture thrown is as well. The book has some beautiful narrative threads: following Worried Man, who can feel other people's pain and Ceder, an older gent who was born out of the Mink River, or at least came to on its banks after Worried Man rescued him, through their various projects as heads of the Department of Public Works. The idea of story-telling and the story as metaphor for the wonderful twists and turns of life is a prevelant plot throughout the book. It makes perfect sense, given that the two cultures Doyle explores in the book, that of the coastal tribes and Irish settlers, have cultures that are immersed in the power and significance of stories. It would be wrong of me to say that Cedar and Worried Man are the main characters of the book, the novel is, after all, an exploration of an entire coastal town, and as such, it highlights many characters, both human and animal, that share the area. Doyle has done his research on coastal flora and fauna and his descriptions of the natural areas match his beautiful prose. I really enjoyed some of the structural techniques, paragraphs that are point-of-view scenarios split between two characters, alternating sentences capturing each character's point-of-view. Short chapters that explore ideas: every sound that is occurring in the town simultaneously; descriptions of the different habits of Northwest woods; how animals talk to each other in their own languages. Doyle is obviously a Catholic but some of the rituals he describes are quite a beautiful and he doesn't limit himself to this point of view. A fascinating exploration of Northwest Life and it was great to read during the midst of a turmoil within my own life. I was starting to lose hope with Oregon, feeling like maybe all the people headed to California had the right idea. But this novel brought me back to an appreciation of the wonderful culture and natural landscape that make Oregon beautiful.

Xinxian Wang xximokudbe7 — kjsglakgjlsakgjLKJGSLAGJKPUKE.

Rogerio Manea rogeriomancfc8 — This is very funny, sort of along the lines of things like "Deep Thoughts." Not for any sort of education or edification...just entertainment.

Roger White rogerwhite — My teacher friends who teach upper elementary: if you haven't read this book get it and try it. Not only is a classic it's just a great mystery. I just reread it and it is awesome. I will be doing this for book club at the library.