Title: Go along with Ben on his trip
Product review: Another great by Guterson (also good is Snow Falling on Cedars and his shorty story collection), this story follows a widower retired Seattle heart surgeon who has learned he has terminal cancer and decides to end it his way. He plans a last hike/hunt through the Cascades with his faithful dogs, and in the end plans to shoot himself. As his journey progresses, we learn about his life. His journey doesn't exactly go as he planned, and we soon see he's not just some staid doctor figure. I wasn't sure how his journey would end, but I when I finished this book I was even more impressed with Guterson as a writer, I would even compare him to Steinbeck. Unfortunately, his last two (in particular The Other) weren't quite at this level.
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