Reviews

The Bear Trap, by Paul Doiron

pjmorse's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

It’s nice to hear a Charlie story (even if those who’ve followed Maine news over the last few years will recognize the source material). Unfortunately the audio file I got seemed to “skip” and chop sentences now and then, which didn’t keep me from understanding the story but was distracting and made me wonder what I might be missing.

muddypuddle's review

5.0

Short and sweet, a story told by old-time game warden Charley Stevens to his good friend, new game warden Mike Bowditch, when they were out fishing. The story that Charley tells takes place when he was a new game warden over 35 years previously and had captured a notorious hermit nicknamed "Sweet Tooth" who had been 19 years living and stealing in the Maine woods.

bwjr's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

suzze's review

4.0

short story
available at http://www.criminalelement.com/stories/2014/05/exclusive-the-bear-trap-mike-bowditch-short-story-by-paul-doiron?image

donnaj71's review

4.0

This was very short but I enjoyed it. I always enjoy the stories with Charlie the most.

randiroo's review

5.0

This was a nice short story. I feel like it has to have been inspired by The Stranger in the Woods as it felt very similar, except for the dates. Charley’s a great character.