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Sharon | 2/12/2014
" Wasted my money on that one! Sounds like a good somewhat short story, but it just could not hold my interest. It was about a young lady that witnessed an event involving her then-boyfriend and a former police officer, then was harrassed and felt threatened. She first goes to the sheriff, who send her away to a friend of the former police officer...just not interesting. blah. "
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Fredsky | 2/9/2014
" A fantastic book! It reads like a screenplay, but the visuals are true, evocative, mysterious. Plus it's fun. For this book I broke my dead animal rule, and I'm glad I did. Usually, if an animal is hurt or killed in the first few pages I stop reading it. But this book presented with a killed animal, and the story took it from there. It's a revenge quest, through the back woods of New Hampshire near the Dead River. Dialogue is true and the characters are real and exotic. Great suspense. You can read it in a few hours, and you'll want to. Don't miss it. "
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Kelli | 2/8/2014
" Waste of time or I just didn't get it. "
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Michael | 2/4/2014
" The love child of James Dickey and Bob Newhart, this comic thriller was a terrific read. I highly recommend it. "
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Blanky30 | 2/2/2014
" good story but i have to admit being slightly unfulfilled at the end..... "
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Deidre | 1/27/2014
" Great dialogue and characters, made me think of "True Grit," which is oh-so-good. "
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Karen Dionne | 1/23/2014
" A wonderful short novel from one of my favorite Vermont authors, who just so happens to live about 12 miles from my house :) Castle Freeman, Jr. has a terrific way of capturing the cadence and rhythm of the locals manner of speech. The humor is gentle and so dry it's almost deadpan. This book is a great read during a winter snowstorm along with a collection of Frank Howard Mosher's short stories. "
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Heather | 1/22/2014
" This was quick and also quite violent but I still found it entertaining. "
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Gina | 1/18/2014
" A pretty engaging read about the unfolding of a single event over the course of a day. "
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Jan Pelosi | 1/17/2014
" So bad that I didn't even finish it "
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Jennifer | 12/24/2013
" Don't know if you could get a movie out of this short little book, but I can wee Clint Eastwood as Lester! "
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Katie | 12/24/2013
" Would give 4.5 stars. Back woods in NE...the hunter turning into the hunted. Great cast of characters. Quick-witted and easy read---lots of tension created by author. "
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Jayne | 12/15/2013
" A gem of a book with great wit and suspense. Quirky characters and sharply crafted dialogue add punch to this dark, yet comic tale. "
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Shiela | 11/29/2013
" Fast read...do not highly recommend, it keeps you going but never changes. "
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Babs | 10/15/2013
" A quick read that kept my interest until the end and educated me on the meaning of a woods wife. "
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Rashelle | 9/2/2013
" Something about this book made you not want to put it down. It had nice short chapters so you felt like you could read just one more chapter without feeling too guilty. Interesting story that is a quick read. "
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Kewells5 | 8/11/2013
" Very quick read, suspenseful and well writen, a different style than I am used to, but still very good. "
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Mike | 7/15/2013
" I'm an outlier on this; so many people love the book, but ... not me. Seemed awful familiar, if competently done. Thinking about country-noir gothic, I find Daniel Woodrell and Pinckney Benedict to be tastier poison. "
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Thom (T.E.) | 6/14/2013
" What a beautiful touch Freeman has in this short novel. Realism can be so hard to convey with a light hand, but so far this one nails it. "
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James Barrat | 4/26/2013
" This is a perfect novella, with a simple powerful dramatic engine. The sharply drawn characters develop throughout the plot, and your understanding of everything has changed by the end. I often reread books I enjoy, and I've probably read this gem five times. "
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Kristin | 4/6/2013
" Fast read. Read it cover to cover in one day. Very Vermont at times. "
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Betzxoxo | 3/28/2013
" A wonderful book, I highly recommend it! "
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Linda | 12/27/2012
" I gave up on page 70. "
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Kelly | 10/15/2012
" I really enjoyed this one. The entire time I could picture a fantastic play. Quick read, too. "
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Jack | 9/23/2012
" Short novel about justice in the backwoods, Well observed, but I just couldn't empathise with any of the characters "
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Kathy | 9/19/2012
" I would've like to have given this a 2.5 star rating. It was a fast moving book, I just thought that the ending was unbelievable and felt a little rushed. "
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Redgeorgiadawg | 9/17/2012
" Salt of the earth told tale of a bully set in New England. A little creepy and gritty in parts but I recommend it to almost anyone. A good book club selection. Author lets you know just enough about the characters that it keeps you guessing. I think I've met several of these characters in my life. "
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Frank Mazzie | 2/12/2012
" Thoroughly enjoyable book. The only negative is that it was short. I wished for more. "
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