Title: Pretty good, but erratic at times...
Product review: Tim O'Brien is a masterful purveyor of mystery; his words mingle together forming something which is not the sum of its parts but rather a tasty new concoction. His use of repetition and blurring of fact and fiction draws the discerning reader in and leaves him/her wanting more. "On the Rainy River" is quite simply a beautiful story and should be a prerequisite for all high school english courses. The writing, however, is not as tight as one could hope for; it loops about in strange ways and occasionally undermines the purpose which the author was striving to convey. Altogether, it's a commendable piece of work and well worth reading by all.
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