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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. What I really enjoyed about this book are the well-drawn, likable characters. The relationship between the two 10 year old boys is both credible and endearing. The setting of cedar and pine forests, with the gorge running through, where most of the drama plays out is vividly drawn. Their adventure keeps you turning pages. Set in the summer of 1994 in Wisconsin, two boys, Fish and Bread are shaped by their two fathers they don't talk about. Fish, tired of seeing his friend terrorized by his father, shoots him and the two boys run for their lives, believing themselves to be murderers. Four adults track them, each on their own private journey, each hoping to find the boys in time. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: "A rousing adventure yarn full of danger and heart and humor." ??Richard Russo An instant classic for fans of Jane Smiley and Kitchens of the Great Midwest: when two hardscrabble young boys think they've committed a crime, they flee into the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Will the adults trying to find and protect them reach them before it's too late? It's the summer of 1994 in Claypot, Wisconsin, and the lives of ten-year-old Fischer "Fish" Branson and Dale "Bread" Breadwin are shaped by the two fathers they don't talk about. One night, tired of seeing his best friend bruised and terrorized by his no-good dad, Fish takes action. A gunshot rings out and the two boys flee the scene, believing themselves murderers. They head for the woods, where they find their way onto a raft, but the natural terrors of Ironsforge gorge threaten to overwhelm them. Four adults track them into the forest, each one on a journey of his or her own. Fish's mother Miranda, a wise woman full of fierce faith; his granddad, Teddy, who knows the woods like the back of his hand; Tiffany, a purple-haired gas station attendant and poet looking for connection; and Sheriff Cal, who's having doubts about a life in law enforcement. The adults track the boys toward the novel's heart-pounding climax on the edge of the gorge and a conclusion that beautifully makes manifest the grace these characters find in the wilderness and one another. This timeless story of loss, hope, and adventure runs like the river itself amid the vividly rendered landscape of the Upper Midwest. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I really thought that I would love this book as I usually devour survival stories, but something just felt a little off about this story. I think the author was trying too hard to put obstacles in the way of the character’s safety and the result was that the story felt forced and awkward. The author does however write beautifully about the wilderness, and the relationship between the two boys felt very realistic. Ultimately however, I found Raft of Stars of be an uneven adventure story. ( )