Barkskins by Annie Proulx
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I'm giving this book 2-1/2 stars in my Reading Log. It had some interesting aspects, but overall, I didn't feel there was much of a pull for me to keep "reading" (I listened to this audiobook on my iPhone--and it was loooooong!--borrowed from the library, re-borrowed...); didn't feel there was enough of an engaging plot & some of the characters were just bland. The story took place over a couple hundred years--which is always a challenge to pull off in a novel--and had insights into the challenges & lifestyles of early loggers/barkskins. It also gave a window into life & challenges among the early native peoples of "New France" (Canada)--and early New Englanders.


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