The Clearing: A Novel Audiobook

" The beginning was a little slow and picked up pace only gradually, so I ended up putting this book down for a while and coming back to it. I finished it on the second attempt and found it to be a pretty good read that seemed faithful to the history of the Deep South in the early 1900s. "

" I was lured in to reading this book by the nice review by Richard Russo on the back, but it was truly awful, with the possible exception of the very last scene. It's full of silly sentences like "The mill manager felt as though a giant electric switch had been thrown off, stopping everything in his life." And it features offensively unbelievable baby-killing Sicilian villains. The only reason I finished reading it was because the library was closed over Labor Day weekend and I didn't have anything else. So I guess that I can say that it was at least better than a book-less ride home on the metro, but that's about it. "

" Set in Louisiana- has its perks but beware some of parts of the story can get confusing "

" This is a pretty dark book but I really enjoyed it. Something of a Southern gothic but a little bit more crude and violent. "

" I just really likes the grainy story here, I identifed with some of the aspects of each of the characters , the brothers, the circumstances in terms of the mental aspects of those situations. "

" Incredible writing. Blew me away. He is now one of my favorite authors. "

" Characters are important to me. When I closed the book for the evening, I couldn't wait to see what they were doing the next day. And, I missed them for days when I finished the book. "

" I liked the review that said, "I learned a lot about logging." Tim Gautreaux is sneaky like that. I learned an awful lot about steamboats in The Missing, too, and with both books, got a good story out of it in the process. "

" A decent literary thriller. Would have been dererving of a fourth star if not for a sluggish and repetitious plot in the first half. "

" Beautifully written, almost cinematic in descriptions of backwoods Louisiana in the 20's. "

" This book takes you into the swamps of Louisiana and shows you what people are made of. The brilliant prose, terrible truths, and a wild-west plot galloped along and I couldn't put it down. Excellent. "

" A great epic read. "

" Vivid descriptions..I felt like I was in the swamp.. "

" I loved this book. Atmospheric, compelling, original and beautifully constructed, with a strong sense of place. Highly recommended. This is the second novel I've read and loved by this author. Must find and read his other novels. "

" A great story, beautifully told. "

" Fascinating story about logging in the LA backwoods during the 1920. "

" Very slow paced, which is what I liked about it. "

" such a good book, takes place near my hometown in the early 20th century, but is fictional "

" Good descriptions of deep South locale. Good character development. "

" What a great author! What a beautiful book! This is an odd comment given the topic of the book. It is a superbly woven story in absolutely lovely prose. I hightly recommend it! "

" Set in Louisiana- has its perks but beware some of parts of the story can get confusing "

" Beautifully written, almost cinematic in descriptions of backwoods Louisiana in the 20's. "

" Great southern historical fiction, with a cajun accent "

" Nice combination of action, effective character description, emotional struggle and poetic landscapes. Good read. "

" This book takes you into the swamps of Louisiana and shows you what people are made of. The brilliant prose, terrible truths, and a wild-west plot galloped along and I couldn't put it down. Excellent. "