( 6 reviews )
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Posted: Jan 5 2009
Jim Harrison is, in my opinion one of the best writers we have today, I think he is very much undervalued by the public or whomever, I highly recommend his books. so much so that I named my dog Dalva which is the main character in one of his books, she is long gone and the next dog I owned I named Jim he was a golden retriever, very beautiful, yes I am a dog lover too. Now I have a service dog named Rosie, she helps me a lot as do Jim's books I always look forward to his latest book.
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Posted: Dec 3 2008
OK, so I will admit that I read Returning To Earth first and so that may have put an expectation in me when I began True North. David Burkett, the narrator is the son in a well to do family who seems more at odds with his fortune than with reality. Hetends to come across as a rich and spoiled wayward kid with no compass despite his ability to navigate the UP. As well as Jim Harrison writes and does make me chuckle at times, I can't say this novel had the depth and breadth found in Returning to Earth. I guess I should have read this book first, but I feel that had I done so, I would not have been able to discover Returning to Earth - well, maybe, but this book was not his best work. I did find that his writing, maybe since I spent some time reading this novel, was not as crisp, well thought out or edited and lacked character insight I was expecting. I recommend reading this book first and then Returning to Earth. Do not read the two in reverse as I have or you may find yourself disappointed. I guess it's just natural for some writers to progress from one book to the next and in this case it shows.
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Posted: Jul 15 2008
I have just finished the book - perhaps 2 months. Kept hoping for some redeeming quality, but it never came. I thoroughly agree with Gary Mack, but cannot see why he gives it 4 stars. Carla was the best character in the story.
