The Last Crossing (Abridged) Audiobook

" Not your typical western...I liked the development of the characters. "

" A tale of Englishmen traveling in 1880's American West and Canadian West. Obvious plotting. Not bad, just nothing new here. "

" I loved this book. It filled in gaps in my perception of what went on in the 'border country' between Alberta, BC, Idaho, and Washington in the mid 1800's. "

" The best book I have read in several years, by far - and bar none. "

" Listened to on CBC Radio's Between the Covers podcast. "

" I liked it but sometimes thought it wasn't really going anywhere. Historically good but the jumping aroung from character to character took some getting used to. "

" Wonderful book, the setting was very interesting from a historical perspective but what made it so great was the characters, wonderfully realized. "

" I had to read this book for university and normally for a university class if I get a book and never read it before class ends then I never will, but for some reason I picked this one up after. I never did finish it and would still like to some day, but I actually really liked it. "

" The incentive to read it was to get behind Jim Cuddy who was promoting it for Canada Reads. "

" It's not a book that I would ever recommend to anyone. "

" Couldn't wait to pick this book up each night at bedtime. Loved the characters and was especially enchanted by the use of period frontier language and expressions. "

" An interesting story of the old west. Quite enjoyable. "

" It was an interesting read, but not enjoyable... If you have a strong interest in early Western history (Great Plains, Hudson Bay Company, smallpox, etc.), it's a must-read. "

" I half listened to the abridged version half read it- so the distinct voices in the audio helped me to keep the characters in line. Loved the description of life and the day-to-day struggles in the west during the 19th centuries. A bit too wordy at times- but overall a good historical read. "

" Wow, what a great story, and beautifully written. "

" This was a book that in the beginning was hard to follow, but after a while, it all made sense....so you thought! He is a very descriptive author and I would recommend this read. "

" LeAnne recommended this book to me and I really enjoyed it! "

" Nice writing, nice characters, but too much violence for me. Too bad because it was a fun book in all other ways. About three English brothers. "

" I was tempted to stop reading this book because I didn't like it at the start. The book tied together nicely as it went along, and, in all, I would recommend it. "

" Nice writing, nice characters, but too much violence for me. Too bad because it was a fun book in all other ways. About three English brothers. "

" Sometimes engrossing, interesting premise, but really just made me want to reread Lonesome Dove, the gold standard of the genre. "

" Latest bookgroup book. Took me FOREVER to read. In the end I both read book and listened to story on CD on my drive days. By the end I enjoyed the story and cared about them. But it took a long while to get there! "

" good look at postcolonialism in the states and canada. "

" I'd give this book a 2 and 1/2. Indians, the English, pioneers out west, romance and murder. "

" I half listened to the abridged version half read it- so the distinct voices in the audio helped me to keep the characters in line. Loved the description of life and the day-to-day struggles in the west during the 19th centuries. A bit too wordy at times- but overall a good historical read. "

" I was enjoying this audio CD, but did not quite finish it before I had to take it back to the library. I will get it out again sometime soon... "

" Wonderful look at the Native People vs White Man, including the place of "half-breed", conflict in the late 19th century. Moving from England to the US and across Canada, a wilderness adventure with lots of personal relationships explored. "

" Took me a while to get into, but worth it once I did. "

" I hate to recommend a book that is so coarse and so brutal, but The Last Crossing is magnificent. And beautiful and thought-provoking. Vanderhaeghe's writing reminds me at times of Ivan Doig and Larry McMurtry, but better somehow. "

" I liked it but sometimes thought it wasn't really going anywhere. Historically good but the jumping aroung from character to character took some getting used to. "

" It was an interesting read, but not enjoyable... If you have a strong interest in early Western history (Great Plains, Hudson Bay Company, smallpox, etc.), it's a must-read. "