4 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 1959 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Listening Library
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest.--The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods--...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,226 reviews
Moods
inspiring 44%
informative 42%
lighthearted 41%
relaxing 30%
hopeful 27%
reflective 27%
emotional 8%
funny 5%
challenging 4%
tense 4%
sad 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | Plot: 24% | A mix: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death
4 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 1959 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Listening Library
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest.--The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods--...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,226 reviews
Moods
inspiring 44%
informative 42%
lighthearted 41%
relaxing 30%
hopeful 27%
reflective 27%
emotional 8%
funny 5%
challenging 4%
tense 4%
sad 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | Plot: 24% | A mix: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Animal death