Title: Definitely NOT "Snow Falling on Cedars"
Product review: Guterson is a WONDERFUL writer. His use of words is absolutely beautiful. So ... after "Snow Falling on Cedars," which I adored, I really looked forward to this one. Alas and alack, I was disappointed. I was, let us say, a captive audience in the car while the tapes played, and after a short while I was beginning to get antsy for the book to have a storyline. The detailed descriptions of the gore (my friend said he'd never heard the word "viscera" used so much before) made me queasy. And it's so depressing! Eventually, I was sorely tempted to grab the steering wheel and ram the car into a tree to stop the horror, and by the end I was ready to rip my ears off to escape. My boss loved it -- recommends it to everyone he sees. I didn't love it -- and I'm not alone. Like I said, the writing is beautiful -- almost poetic. The plot leaves a whole lot to be desired. So give it a try. Just please be warned that it's definitely not like "Snow Falling on Cedars."
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