content: I really enjoyed this book. It is so descriptive, you can just see everything. It is not for the person who needs superficial excitement, but more for the thinker. Someone who has an appreciation for nature and the earth will really enjoy this book. This book made me cry more than once. I want to get the movie now, but I know it just can't be as good as the book. I actually have a pet deer myself, so I was really able to relate.As for those who said it was slow paced. They didn't have a true understanding for the book Yes, the book is slow paced in some places, but so was life back then. The descriptive words are what brought the book alive.