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Jul 14, 2023GPL_Ethan rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Really transports you to the setting - not only in its thrilling moments, with the raging fire, but in its quiet, contemplative moments of fishing, paddling, picking berries. A very precise balance of meditative nature study and…
Jun 07, 2023GAGE BENNER rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Intrigued, curious, and adventurous. The River By Peter Heller. The book starts with Wynn and Jack starting their adventure going down the Maskwa river in Northern Canada. At first it just seems like an adventure story until you find out…
Apr 24, 2023
Twisty and turny like the river Jack and Wynn are traveling, readers will keep turning the page wanting to know what happens around the next bend. Jack and Wynn became best friends after meeting at college orientation. They shared a love…
Jan 18, 2023Liber_vermis rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A tale of human evil and cruelty set against the backdrop of the wilderness of north-central Canada. The author weaves multiple threads in the plot line but several flashbacks with sub-plots seemed simply filler. The frequent use of the…
Nov 05, 2022JCLAllisonM rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
An adventure/survival novel where everything bad that could happen, does. Starts of a little slow but with great descriptions of the wilderness.
Jul 30, 2022
Recommended by Chris Everett. GoodReads 3.86. Sounds good. Mystery. Two men on a canoe trip in the Wilderness. p253
May 10, 2022webcam13 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
2019.4.5score
Jan 14, 2022PDBurt rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the best novel I've read in a long time. EXCELLENT!
Nov 06, 2021Cidherman rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed THE RIVER. I like books where the author can use the setting for the story in a way that makes it as important and vital as any character. I also like it when I can picture a place in my mind and I think how cool it…
Aug 03, 2021
This is a good survival and outdoorsy type of book about two college best friends who go on a canoeing trip out in the wilderness. The author is very detailed about the wilderness and and the surrounding areas and different tools the…
Jul 01, 2021RCL_Jenna rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I listened to The River as an audiobook and I couldn’t wait to get back in my car to hear what would happen next. The setting and feel of this novel isn’t new and gave me strong Deliverance and A River Wild vibes, but I was still invested…
Apr 19, 2021dstradling rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed most of this book and had high hopes for the ending but unfortunately it let me down.
Apr 15, 2021
Good Book--May look for other books by this author
Mar 20, 2021GilbertMartin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very good. The author knows about surviving in the wilderness and it shows in all aspects of his book.
Dec 23, 2020
Very upsetting plot Fly fishermen and women would enjoy parts of the story. However, i found it creepy and had a sick feeling toward the end. Good descriptions of nature and such, but----. Very overrated.
Sep 22, 2020Slippert17 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of the best books! The descriptions are so evocative and the characters are developed with subtle interactions. The action keeps the story moving perfectly. I look forward to reading his other books.
Aug 22, 2020Yukilove rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I truly enjoyed reading this book, it pulled me in right from page 1. Jack and Wynn have a fantastic relationship and both have their own strengths, they compliment each other well. The setting was detailed enough to make me feel a part of…
Aug 12, 2020emmilielindon rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Didn't enjoy the writing of this novel. Was very hard to get into.
Jul 10, 2020Walter724 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book somewhat: parts of it were good. It's an interesting outdoor adventure. The writing style was a bit basic at times though.
Jun 04, 2020manciaux rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
For me, the story had a slow start, but then I couldn't put it down! I loved the setting, Jack and Wynn, the storytelling. Beautiful. I won't give away anything, but man, I was thinking about this one long after I finished it.
Mar 10, 2020EvelynMD rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
It almost didn’t keep my attention starting off very slowly but picking up a little in the middle. I am glad I didn’t give up on it but it was still a little less enjoyable than I expected Just not my kind of story
Feb 03, 2020skrolikowski rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I got about 4-5 chapters in when I decided if the book had a story to tell it would have told it by then so I dropped it to find something with... more.
Jan 29, 2020
Modern Mrs Darcy Good book and writing style, read more from this author
Jan 23, 2020Spokoj rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
An inferior book compared to the author’s Dog Stars. I’ve read much better survival in the wilderness books than this. When you start listing the full inventory of the equipment etc. remaining in your canoe, it starts to read like an REI…
Nov 29, 2019strangerthanfiction rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
The description of this book was so promising, but I couldn't really get into it. Too much back story for each character, too little suspenseful thrill and harrowing survival story for me. I had high hopes based on all the positive…