True North Audiobook

" Oh man. I'm surprised I made it through to the end. It was almost too much - listening (book on CD) to the narrator's whiny self-absorbed obsession with nothing. I'm not usually this callous, but truly - this man had a wasted life. He just took up space on this planet and I'm glad it was fiction. Why in the world am I giving this 2 stars? Because it somehow held my attention to the end and that's more than I can say for some (even when the narrator was beyond irritating). "

" Well, the first page was a grabber, let you know later... "

" It takes place in the UP! How could I not love it? Actually, Jim Harrison really writes the people and land well. "

" An epic work about a rich family in the upper penninsula and one man's search for redemption. "

" My first Jim Harrison novel; it was amazing. "

" Gritty... youth finding himself in the northern peninsula of Michigan "

" Read this for the story line or read it for the historical research. Just read it. "

" Great read! Strong environmental stance concerning the clear-cutting of forests in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. "

" I like Jim Harrison's writing. In this novel a man spends his whole life trying to understand the greed and basic evil influences of his ancestors. And obviously, that has a major impact on his life and relationships. "

" Total Northern Gothic. Good writing, pretty manly though. Fishing and sex. Sex and fishing. But not totally alienating. By the end I was kind of slogging through it. "

" A truly engrossing novel that reads more like a memoir than like fiction, the characters are fascinating and resonant. I sped through this book in just days and am looking forward to the sequel. "

" Jim Harrison is a fabulous writer "

" A book about the homeland, that is, the UP. Narcissistic is one word I would use to describe this book - a sexual/life fantasy of the author? Somewhat autobiographical? Particularly interesting to me because I live just this side of the UP and hail from Michigan. "

" I've spent lots of time camping and backpacking in this part of Michigan so I did enjoy the scenery of the book. I guess I would describe it as Holden Caulfield as a young adult. "

" read this awhile ago and don't remember much of it. pretty telling. "

" Wow,I really enjoyed this audio book, although it was very different from what I normally read/listen to. :-) "

" Not sure how in tandem this and Returning to Earth are. It seem JH either split the story in two, or suddenly took off on an odd tangent. This did provide some extra detail to RTE, but the characters in RTE are clearer to me. "

" I absolutely love this mans writing. I love reading about the great woods of Michigan, fly fishing, dogs, and crazy families. I read this novel after reading it's sequel, and that worked just fine for me. Gorgeous prose, great characters, good story telling. "

" The culture in rural Canada could be as told in this non-fiction book "

" Liked the Michigan stuff. Harrison makes me cranky because he never has anything good to say about women. "

" An epic work about a rich family in the upper penninsula and one man's search for redemption. "

" Very good, although I thought the end was contrived. "

" The son of a wealthy family who has destroyed much of the north woods of Michigan seeks the source of "evil" in his ancestors. David Burkett's life seems life seems like a waste. Only at the conclusion does he seem to mature. "

" It was a long journey. I appreciated the Michigan landscapes and culture (being a Michigander myself). But some of the self-centered philosophizing of the main character got repetitive and boring. Still, a decent read. "

" I had no idea Yoopers could have that much angst. "

" I absolutely love this mans writing. I love reading about the great woods of Michigan, fly fishing, dogs, and crazy families. I read this novel after reading it's sequel, and that worked just fine for me. Gorgeous prose, great characters, good story telling. "

" read this awhile ago and don't remember much of it. pretty telling. "

" Liked the Michigan stuff. Harrison makes me cranky because he never has anything good to say about women. "

" Enjoyed the historical aspects of this book. A bit long on description at times, but Harrison does it beautifully. "

" A book about the homeland, that is, the UP. Narcissistic is one word I would use to describe this book - a sexual/life fantasy of the author? Somewhat autobiographical? Particularly interesting to me because I live just this side of the UP and hail from Michigan. "