![]() ![]() I have since read Postcards, and after Cormac McCarthy I find Proulx wonderful when describing landscape." Many people have told me that they find Proulx difficult and hard going but I found her quite the opposite. Kendrew agreed: "I fell out of love with fiction for many years and it was this book that persuaded me to fall again. ![]() Excellent characterisation and plotting too." MajorWhipple too had worries about the pace, saying: "It's a terrific work although the pace might not suit everyone." Although he went on to note: "For me it was the perfect marriage of style and setting. ![]() It's worth sticking with it as the description of a bleak Newfoundland winter and the emergence of the key characters is beautifully done. I found it really hard work and it took me ages to really get into it. Shavedlegs wrote: "I agree with the comments about her writing style. Even many of those that like the book seem to find it difficult. This prose style seems to be the sticking point. ![]()
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