The Wilding Audiobook

" CREEPY! Justly compared to Deliverance (the book). "

" Perhaps the scariest book I have ever read. There is just this foreboding ominous presence. You are simply waiting for something bad to happen. "

" I don't think the Brian character had to be in the book at all. He is the 'bear' stealing from the golf carts at the end though, right? Do you thing Justin and Graham still go camping and hunting? Fav quote from this book: "beauty of development comes from the ruins of wilderness" "

" I started this awhile ago. My wife and I started reading it to each other. I can recognize elements that first appeared in the story collection, "Refresh, Refresh" but here they comprise a much more interesting, deeper story. "

" What I learned from this book? Learn how to say no to your father. Also, never go into the woods alone. "

" A detailed account of father, son and grandson going for a camping trip that went awry. "

" To be honest, I gave up. Not enough to hold my interest. "

" Not my kind of novel. The characters were unlikable and much of the book was uneventful. "

" So many metaphors. So little eloquence. "

" This author might have promise - he can write an original, surprising sentence - but overall the book did not hold my interest and I did not finish it. "

" Calm start. Tense finish. Swinging for home runs with every simile. I can get behind that. "

" Meh. There were two major motivating factors in my finishing this book. 1) Desire to go back to reading Big Machine, which I bought for our mini-vacation in Maine. 2) Refusal to add yet another book to the shelf of books I've started but been unable to finish since moving back to Pittsburgh. "

" This damn book was very, very well written and thoughtful. But it is all buildup. The ending is dull and anti-climatic with way too many loose ends. I enjoyed the read until I discovered I was reading a 288 page preface. "

" I was surprised by Percy's lack of attention at the sentence level. Every word did not count. At the plot & character level, Percy spent too much time on the least interesting character. I felt like this book was rushed to press and craft wasn't the main focus. "

" Finely wrought descriptions in nearly every sentence, lots of intense action and great characters. In fact, the only criticism I have is that maybe three descriptions out of the entire book seemed like they were reaching. "

" Meh. This book seems to want to be a movie but probably never will be because the much anticipated bear attack waits until there are about 20 pages left in the book to happen. The constant bird symbolism is also annoying. "

" Reading this book made me feel tired, I didn't care about any of the characters, couldn't even finish it. Thumbs down. "

" I liked the gloomy atmospheric writing, but the plot stalls intermittently. It will be interesting to see how Percy follows this up. I think he is a writer with a great deal of potential. "

" One day, the only way we'll be able to enjoy nature will be to buy National Geographic and BBC nature specials with calm, soothing narration by people like Morgan Freeman and David Attenborough. "

" Gary Paulsen for adults! It is rather implausible for one family to run into a flaming owl, a savage bear, and a psycho Iraq vet all in one weekend. I bet Percy is very manly. "

" A detailed account of father, son and grandson going for a camping trip that went awry. "

" So many metaphors. So little eloquence. "

" Perhaps the scariest book I have ever read. There is just this foreboding ominous presence. You are simply waiting for something bad to happen. "

" Just excellent! Highly recommended. A novel about 3 generations of men. "

" very fast, fun read. Lots of danger lurking... "

" This was an okay book. More of a "guy" book. "

" The suspsense really picked up about half-way through as "the beast" begins stalking the Grandfather - father and grandson. "