The Half-Life: A Novel by Jonathan Raymond

The Half-Life: A Novel

Jonathan Raymond

384 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional slow-paced

Description

When Cookie Figowitz, the cook for a party of volatile fur trappers trekking through the Oregon Territory in the 1820s, joins up with the refugee Henry Brown, the two begin a wild ride that takes them from the virgin territory of the West all the ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 16 reviews

Moods

adventurous 50%
emotional 50%
hopeful 50%
lighthearted 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

Average rating

3.53

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