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A review by claire_fuller_writer
Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson
4.0
Smith Henderson can write. Wonderfully. Flawed people who I loved despite all the things they did wrong; the rural Montana landscape; complex personal relationships - all of it so well drawn. And plot... a lot happens in this book, perhaps almost too much, but Henderson knew how to keep me staying up late turning pages.
Jeremiah Pearl and his son, outlaws living in the woods, were really interesting characters, and Henderson very cleverly led me to believe something about Pearl and then in within a page spun that around.
Without giving anything away, the Jeremiah Pearl strand of the novel was resolved a little too neatly for me, whilst another, that of what happens to the daughter of the protagonist (Pete Snow), was handled beautifully with just the tiniest possibility of resolution.
Highly recommended.
Jeremiah Pearl and his son, outlaws living in the woods, were really interesting characters, and Henderson very cleverly led me to believe something about Pearl and then in within a page spun that around.
Without giving anything away, the Jeremiah Pearl strand of the novel was resolved a little too neatly for me, whilst another, that of what happens to the daughter of the protagonist (Pete Snow), was handled beautifully with just the tiniest possibility of resolution.
Highly recommended.