Very disappointed

I have been a big fan of Jim Harrison for years. I guess I wasn’t that familiar with his early work, having read a lot of his 90’s and 2000’s work. This book, though written when he was thirty-six, reads like a roadtrip account by a frustrated, horny, fifteen year old. The plot summary suggested that the novel was about a terror attack on a Dam, it is mostly devoted to descriptions of the author’s desire to get laid, or maybe his desire not to get laid. I’m sorry but, while there are some characteristic descriptions of the country he’s passing through and his fishing exploits, it’s just boring and ultimately silly. At the risk of deterring future purchasers and readers I have to declare it a waste of time and money. Please read Legends of the Fall, Dalva, Sundog, Wolf, True North, et al. for some really fine Harrison writing.

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a haunting bender

i love jim and the musical way he writes his craft. this one is a bit more melancholy than the other three of his books i have consumed. it inspires, frustrates and leaves one wanting. upon writing this review i have only had but a few minutes to digest this novelette but i can feel its sting. wine helps.